Deadline reports that Jeff Daniels is set to join Brendan Fraser in Starman, no relation to the 1984 John Carpenter movie starring Jeff Bridges. This one is a cosmic sci-fi thriller written and directed by Josh Wakely.
Starman
Daniels will play “Ed Watkins, the protective and powerful co-leader of a transformational company he built alongside visionary technologist Tom Adams (Fraser), a man who means far more to Ed than the company itself.“
The description reads: “In Starman, Tom Adams is an architect of the future who launches a historic expedition to Mars, positioning himself at the forefront of humanity’s next great frontier. But when unforeseen events strand him millions of miles from Earth, his mission becomes an urgent race against time—driven not by survival alone, but by love.” Sounds interesting, and I’m down for anything Fraser appears in. Having him back in action has been wonderful.
Production is set to kick off this summer.
Jeff Daniels and Brendan Fraser
Daniels will be seen starring opposite Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in the upcoming fifth season of The Morning Show on Apple TV, and can currently be seen as Jimmy’s father in season 3 of Shrinking, also on Apple TV.
As for Fraser, he’s gearing up to return as Rick O’Connell for a new Mummy movie. Rachel Weisz and John Hannah are also coming back, with Ready or Not 2 directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett directing. Production slated to start this fall in London and Morocco. It’s still too early to reveal any real details on The Mummy 4, but the pair have teased that the sequel will be “really, really beautiful and scary and sweeping, and it’s awesome.” Bettinelli-Olpin added that he doesn’t think “Brendan and Rachel are getting involved unless they love that script, and what they read, I think they really liked. And it’s a good script. It’s gonna be fun to make.“
Fraser has also been training for the role, joking, “Please wish me luck. I’m doing my best to get this 57-year-old gear in shape.” I would imagine that he’ll probably do less of his own stunts this time around, as the strenuous physical demands of the original trilogy did a number on his body.
The Mummy 4 is currently slated for a May 19, 2028 release.
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