casting news

TV News

Jeremy Strong set to star in & produce 9/11 first responders drama

Posted 4 years ago

Jeremy Strong has set up his next project and it has him teaming up with A War director and Borgen writer Tobias Lindholm on a 9/11 responders drama that Lindholm scored as a first-look deal with Chernobyl producer Sister as...

Movie News

Wicked: Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo set to lead movie musical adaptation

Posted 4 years ago

The Wicked movie adaptation has finally found its leads with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo set to headline the movie adaptation of the popular Broadway musical. Directed by Jon M. Chu, Wicked will see Erivo play Elphaba while Grande will...

TV News

Law & Order: Jeffrey Donovan to lead NBC revival

Posted 4 years ago

The Law & Order revival has found its star for what NBC is calling the series’ 21st season. Former Burn Notice star, Jeffrey Donovan, has been tapped to lead the revival as a brand new character. Donovan will be playing...

TV News

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air drama reboot has set its main cast

Posted 5 years ago

The Banks family and key supporting characters have officially been set for the dramatic reboot of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air at Peacock. Simply called Bel-Air, the series added eight actors who will star alongside the previously announced series lead...

Movie News

Reptile: Justin Timberlake joins Benicio Del Toro in Netflix thriller

Posted 5 years ago

Justin Timberlake is joining Benicio Del Toro in Netflix’s latest acquisition, Reptile (via Deadline). The film comes from Black Label Media and Netflix has also acquired worldwide rights to the film. Reptile picks up following the brutal murder of a...

Blue Beetle actor perhaps found in Cobra Kai’s Xolo Maridueña

Posted 5 years ago

Cobra Kai's Xolo Maridueña is in talks for the lead role in DC's Blue Beetle for HBO Max. The film is set to be DC's first project to center on a Latino superhero. Maridueña is best known for playing Miguel...

Batwoman: Robin Givens joins cast as a series regular for season 3

Posted 5 years ago

Robin Givens is continuing her working relationship with The CW. After playing Siera McCoy on Riverdale, the actress will be joining season 3 of Batwoman in what is being called a "key role." Givens has been cast as Jada Jet,...

The Boys casts Supersonic, Gunpowder, & Blue Hawk for season 3

Posted 5 years ago

The Boys has cast three more costumed creeps for its third season. It has been announced that Sean Patrick Flanery, Miles Gaston Villanueva, and Nick Wechsler are joining the cast as Supersonic, Gunpowder, and Blue Hawk, respectively. Flannery, best known...

Jennifer Lopez signs multi-year first-look deal with Netflix

Posted 5 years ago

Proving that she's one of the hardest-working performers in the business, Jennifer Lopez's Nuyorican Productions has inked a multi-year first-look deal with Netflix that will include feature films, TV series, and unscripted content.  The deal will also put an emphasis...

Blake Lively to lead Netflix thriller We Used to Live Here

Posted 5 years ago

Blake Lively is set to lead the psychological Netflix thriller We Used To Live Here, based on the novella by Marcus Kliewer. Netflix made the screen rights deal for the project after it gained some buzz in the industry when...

Load more articles