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EXCLUSIVE: Actor and martial artist Lewis Tan (Mortal Kombat, Deadpool & Wolverine) has joined the ensemble cast in the 20th Century feature Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, a buddy action comedy set in the criminal underworld from writer and director BenDavid Grabinsk. He joins Vince Vaughn, James…

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…

Michelle Pfeiffer has joined the cast of Margo’s Got Money Troubles, joiining Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman in the Apple series based on Rufi Thorpe’s novel. The project hails from David E. Kelley and A24. Both Fanning and Kidman also executive produce. The eight-part series, set in the world of…

EXCLUSIVE: Freddie Prinze Jr (The Girl in the Pool, Christmas with You) has officially joined Sony’s I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel film, reprising the role of Ray Bronson from the original 1997 movie and its 1998 follow-up, sources reveal to Deadline. Deadline revealed Prinze Jr and his…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Kyle Chandler is in negotiations to star in Lanterns, HBO’s high-profile series based on the Green Lantern DC comic, sources tell Deadline. No one is commenting, but I hear Chandler is poised to play Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern character that was played by Ryan Reynolds in…

EXCLUSIVE: As Deadline reported exclusively in February, the upcoming sixth season of Netflix’s Virgin River, which focuses on Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) and Jack’s (Martin Henderson) nuptials, will also feature Mel’s late mother Sarah and biological father, Everett, in flashbacks. We can now reveal…

EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video’s Overcompensating has added to its cast with 9 including Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks), Kaia Gerber (Palm Royale), Julia Shiplett (Love Life), Tommy Do (Miracle Workers), Alexandra Beaton (Luckiest Girl Alive), Claire Qute (The Detail), Elias…

EXCLUSIVE: Guy Ritchie’s Young Sherlock series has cast the title character’s older brother. Max Irons (Condor) is set as a series regular on the Prime Video show, playing Mycroft Holmes opposite Hero Fiennes Tiffin’s Sherlock. Speculation about Irons’ casting started last month when he was snapped on the…

Percy Jackson and the Olympians has cast yet another highly anticipated character for Season 2. Tamara Smart will play Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus, in the upcoming installment of the Disney+ series. She will be a recurring guest star in Season 2. “Thalia Grace is one of the most important…

EXCLUSIVE: The Institute, MGM+'s thriller series based on the 2019 Stephen King novel, has added 11 to its cast, joining previously announced Mary-Louise Parker, Ben Barnes, Simone Miller and Jason Diaz. Joe Freeman (Doctors), Fionn Laird (Under the Banner of Heaven), Hannah Galway (Under the Banner of Hea…

UPDATED with latest: The Emmys and the 2023-24 awards season are history, and it’s time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise. Here is a list of awards shows and nominations dates ahead as we cruise into Oscar season. Check back often for updates. September 26: News & Documentary…

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…