Justin joined Deadline in July 2020 and covers all aspects of the film industry. Before Deadline, he had been with Variety since early 2008, starting as an intern before being upped to editorial assistant in 2009, and joining the film team in 2010. Before Variety, Kroll worked as a freelancer for Reuters in Los Angeles. He’s a graduate of Michigan State University.
EXCLUSIVE: In what is gearing up to be an A-list pairing for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights movie, MRC is tapping Oscar-nominated actress and producer Margot Robbie and BAFTA-nominated actor Jacob Elordi to star in the adaptation of the classic novel. MRC is also setting LuckyChap to produce…
Prepare to be entertained, promises the new look at Ridley Scott’s much-anticipated follow-up, Gladiator II.
In a second epic trailer, Paul Mescal’s Lucius forms an uneasy alliance with Denzel Washington’s Macrinus, a Roman power player who uses the former’s fury as a tool for his own aims. “I will…
EXCLUSIVE: Josh O’Connor is set to star in Kelly Reichardt’s next film The Mastermind. Reichardt will write and direct the film with production expected to start sometime this year.
The film centers on an audacious art heist amidst the backdrop of the Vietnam War.
Producers on the film are Neil…
EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Ramos has joined the cast of Kathryn Bigelow’s next film at Netflix. The untitled thriller also stars Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Jared Harris, Greta Lee, Tracy Letts, Moses Ingram and Gabriel Basso. Bigelow will direct.
Netflix had no comment on the casting.
The film's…
EXCLUSIVE: Noah Centineo and Ivanna Sakhno are set to star in the animated short film, Meta, from award winning Prime Render Studios. The short film is under the banner of Centineo's Arkhum Productions. Bozo Balov, Milivoj Popovic and Veljko Popovic will direct. Popovic penned the pic Centineo will…
EXCLUSIVE: 3000 Pictures’ biopic on the Long Beach band Sublime is gaining serious traction and some major talent as sources tell Deadline that KJ Apa is attached to star as Bradley Nowell in the film, with Justin Chon on board to direct. Chon is also writing the screenplay with Bobby Hundreds, based on…
EXCLUSIVE: Following his Emmy-nominated work on the Apple series Palm Royale, director Tate Taylor looks to have found his next feature project. Sources tell Deadline that Taylor is set to direct the Sugar23 production The 17th Annual Coral Gables Christmas Caroling Extravaganza at 20th…
EXCLUSIVE: Sam Richardson is set to join the cast of the thriller Sacrifice, a film that will be directed by Romain Gavras. Richardson joins an A-list ensemble that includes Chris Evans, Anya Taylor-Joy and Salma Hayek Pinault. Gavras co-wrote the script with Will Arbery.
The story is set at a…
EXCLUSIVE: Laura Harrier, who can be seen next in Ryan Murphy's upcoming ABC drama Doctor Odyssey, has found her follow-up feature project as she has joined the cast of Strobe. Taylor Cohen is directing with Nate Matteson and Tara Razavi producing.
Plot details are being kept under wraps.
Next…
Apple Original Films has landed Matchbox, a new, live-action feature film from Skydance and Mattel Films that will be directed by Sam Hargrave and star John Cena.
The movie, inspired by Mattel's iconic real-world die-cast toy vehicle line, will be based on a screenplay by David Coggeshall and…
EXCLUSIVE: Steven Spielberg isn’t done adding to the A-list ensemble for his next event film as sources tell Deadline Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo is in early talks to join the untitled film from Spielberg, Amblin and Universal. Domingo joins a cast that includes Emily Blunt, Colin Firth and Eve…