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Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Daisy Ridley, Michelle Pfeiffer, & Michael Pena Join “Murder on the Orient Express” Remake
Kenneth Branagh’s remake of Murder on the Orient Express is starting to take shape with an impressive A-list cast. Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Judi Dench, and Michael Pena have all received a ticket to ride on the adaptation of the classic Agatha Christie murder mystery.
Sony’s Columbia Pictures has officially landed James Corden as the voice of the titular character in Peter Rabbit. The live-action/animated adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s children’s classic has also announced that Rose Byrne will be playing the live-action role of Bea and that Daisy Ridley and Elizabeth Debicki will be lending their voice to the feature.
Breakout star Daisy Ridley is looking to board another franchise, but this time it’s in the realm of YA novels. The Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor has been tapped to star in the adaptation of Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness.
Neighbors 2 star Rose Byrne is switching from comedy to drama in the upcoming HBO movie THe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The Golden Globe-nominated actress will star opposite Oprah Winfrey in the true story about Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line.
The cast for The Greatest Showman on Earth is starting to take shape and Zendaya is the latest actor in talks to board the big top musical biopic based on the life of P.T. Barnum, the mastermind behind the iconic three ring Barnum & Bailey Circus.
