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Steven Spielberg Pentagon Papers Pic Adds Bradley Whitford, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, and Others
Already toplined by awards season mainstays Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, the project at Fox has added Bradley Whitford, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Matthew Rhys, Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemons, David Cross, Alison Brie, Bruce Greenwood, Tracy Letts, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Zach Woods.
Based on the real story of the Pentagon Papers and the Washington Post’s editor and publisher challenging the federal government to publish them in 1971.
Mascots is a new comedy from Christopher Guest, director of Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show. Starring many of his regular troupe of actors, this latest film takes place in the ultra-competitive world of sports mascots where they compete for the most prestigious award in their field, the Gold Fluffy.
Everything is awesome for Warner Bros. as they have tapped an all-star voice cast for The Lego Ninjago Movie. Dave Franco, Olivia Munn, and Jackie Chan have signed on to lend their voice to the animated feature and they are joined by a host of others including Justin Theroux, Fred Armisen, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Pena, Abbi Jacobson, and Zach Woods.
A struggling comedy writer, fresh from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and younger sisters, David feels like a stranger in his childhood home. As his mother worsens, he tries to convince everyone (including himself) he’s “doing okay.”
