“Harry Potter” actor David Thewlis has joined the cast of Emmy Award-winning Noah Hawley anthology “Fargo” Season 3 in a series-regular role. The miniseries continues to add to its already impressive cast.
“Mirror Mirror” actress Julia Roberts has signed on to star in TV adaptation of Maria Semple’s bestseller “Today Will Be Different.” She will also executive produce.
“Passengers” actress Jennifer Lawrence prefers to play Mystique in the upcoming action film “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” than in the next sci-fi film “X-Men.” She had her interview with MTV during a junket with her “Passengers” co-star Chris Pratt.
“Penny Dreadful” actor Josh Hartnett and “Caterpillar” actress Shinobu Terajima are joining the cast of the U.S.-Japan drama-comedy “Oh Lucy!” Japanese director Atsuko Hirayanagi directs again the film from her own script.
“Battlestar Galactica” alum Michael Trucco joins Netflix pot-themed multi-camera workplace comedy series “Disjointed” in a recurring role. He is the latest addition to the said series from Chuck Lorre Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
“Mom” star Allison Janney is in talks to play Tony Harding’s mother in Miramax biopic “I, Tonya” starring “Suicide Squad” star Margot Robbie. She has found another maternal role to play while waiting for the return of CBS comedy “Mom.”
“Independence Day: Resurgence” helmer Roland Emmerich is in early negotiations with Sony Pictures to direct the science-fiction thriller “Dark Matter.” The said film will be based on the Blake Crouch bestseller novel of the same name.
“Saturday Night Live” actor Taran Killam makes his Broadway debut in the musical-theater megasmash “Hamilton.” He is joining the cast along with a handful of other new additions over the next few months.
“Mozart in the Jungle” writer and director Alex Timbers is in negotiations to direct the live-action movie “Cruella” starring “La La Land” actress Emma Stone. The movie is a re-imagining of the villain’s tale from the children’s classic “101 Dalmatians.”
“Moana” composer Lin-Manuel Miranda has been tapped in another animated project “Vivo” along with Sony Pictures Animation chief Kristine Belson. The film was originally set up at DreamWorks Animation.
