in

Casting : Schneider, Stallion, MacLachlan, Givens, Yeoh, Gibson, Liotta, Eastwood & more!

A round-up of who’s doing what with whom

Rob Schneider will direct and co-star alongside his daughter, 8-year-old Miranda Schneider in “Daddy Daughter Trip”. The film, also featuring John Cleese, Jackie Sandler and singer-songwriter Elle King,  tells the story of 2nd grader who gets her wish to go on a dream-filled spring break vacation – even though dad can’t afford it. [More…]

 

Megan Thee Stallion is rumoured to be joining Disney+’s “She-Hulk” series. Based on the Marvel comic series of the same name, the series stars Tatiana Maslaney, Mark Ruffalo, Tim Roth, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Jameela Jamil and Ginger Gonzaga. [More…]

 

Milly Alcock has been cast in HBO’s “Game of Thrones” prequel.

 

“Star Trek Discovery” alum Michelle Yeoh has joined the third season of Netflix’s “The Witcher”.

 

Robin Givens (“Boomerang”) will play Jada Jet on “Batwoman”. “A powerful CEO for Jet Industries, Jada isn’t bossy: she’s the boss. Passionate and hard working, a woman who has worked her way through life’s ups and downs to climb her way to the top — all while being extremely protective over her impetuous son. A woman with a deep past that forced her to give up her first-born child, Jada is a woman with a good heart, but will do whatever it takes to protect her family.” [More…]

 

Tyrese Gibson, Ray Liotta and Scott Eastwood will star in L.A Riots thriller “April 29, 1992,” for director Ariel Vroman.”Gibson, a South Central L.A. native, will play opposite on-screen father and son Liotta and Eastwood. The film takes place on the first night of the riots, centering on a custodian who brings his son to work. The two quickly find themselves in the middle of a heist gone wrong.” [More…]

 

Paul Ben-Victor (“The Irishman”) will play “super-lawyer Richard Alden who enters the fray on Pam and Tommy’s behalf” on Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy” series starring Sebastian Stan and Lily James. [More…]

 

Kyle MacLachlan will play Howard Baskin, Carole’s hubby in Peacock’s “Joe Exotic” series. “Joe Exotic (wt) centers on Carole Baskin (Kate McKinnon), a big cat enthusiast, who learns that fellow exotic animal lover Joe “Exotic” Schreibvogel (John Cameron Mitchell) is breeding and using his big cats for profit. She sets out to shut down his venture, inciting a quickly escalating rivalry. But Carole has a checkered past of her own and when the claws come out, Joe will stop at nothing to expose what he sees as her hypocrisy. The results prove dangerous.” [More…]

 

“American Horror Story” alum Lily Rabe has joined the cast of HBO Max’s “Love and Death”. The series, starring Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons and Patrick Fugit, tells the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery’s murder of Betty Gore in 1980. [More…]

Cannes Round-Up : Paddington 3, Greenland 2, Cold Pursuit 2 & more!

Trailers : King’s Man, The Nest, VAL, Fear Street, Kissing Booth 3