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Casting : Werschling, Woodard, Glover & More!

A whole host of casting tidbits from the past 24 hours!

“24” and “The Resident” alum Annie Werschling will inherit the role of The Borg Queen – the classic “Next Gen” character first introduced in “Star Trek : First Contact” – on the next season of “Star Trek : Picard” over at Paramount+.

 

Alfre Woodard (“Clemency”, “Blue Chips”) will play Dr.Cody in New Line’s film adaptation of “Salem’s Lot”.

The film, also starring Lewis Pullman, Mackenzie Leigh and Bill Camp, is based on the Stephen King 1975 novel.

 

Former “Private Practice” star Kate Walsh will reprise her Addison Forbes Montgomery in the upcoming 18th season of “Grey’s Anatomy”.

The actress’s last appearance on the ABC drama was in Season 3.

 

Guillermo Del Toro’s Nextflix anthology series “Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities” has cast a cavalcade of familiar faces including Crispin Glover, Andrew Lincoln, Peter Weller, Tim Blake Nelsen and F.Murray Abraham.

Panos Cosmatos, Jennifer Kent and Vincenzo Natali will write and direct singular episodes along with Ana Lily Amipour, Catherine Hardwicke, Guillermo Navarro, David Prior and Keith Thomas.

 

Paramount Players and Dan Berk and Robert Olsen’s “Significant Other” has cast Maika Monroe (“It Follows “) and Jack Lacy (“The White Lotus”) in the leads.

The logline is under wraps, but the project is described as a sci-fi thriller. The film will premiere on Paramount+.

 

Joseph Russo (“Jersey Boys”, “The Irishman”) will play “Crazy” Joe Gallo opposite Miles Teller and Matthew Goode in Paramount’s “The Offfer”.

The movie, a limited series about the making of “The Godfather”,will be directed by Dexter Fletcher.

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