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Film Briefs : Sweeney, Webb, Cox, Henson, Star Wars, Oppenheimer & more!

A round-up of Hollywood happenings

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“Empire” alum Taraji P.Henson is set to star in a feature adaptation of the award-winning play “Time Alone”. To be directed by Camon, “pic tells the story of Anna (Henson), the mother of a police officer murdered in the line of duty, and Gabriel, a young man convicted of killing a gang rival. Their parallel journeys bring them to the world’s most lonely places: the silent house of a grieving mother, and a solitary confinement cell. Both characters are pushed to the limit of their resilience, until their stories unexpectedly converge. ” [More…]

 

Brian Cox, Edie Falco, Lisa Kudrow and Dean Norris will star in HBO Max comedy “Parenting”, which follows a young couple, Graham and Josh, who host a “meet the parents” weekend at a cozy rental house in the country, only to find it is already haunted by a 400-year old poltergeist. [More…]

 

Olivia Applegate, Clé Bennett, Zoé De Grand Maison, Nicholas Logan, Sam Trammell and Jessica Frances Dukes have signed on to star in Michael Patrick Jann’s western horror “Organ Trail” for Paramount. Pic finds a young Abigale Archer friendless and alone in a brutal Montana winter during the 1870s—fighting for survival and to retrieve her one earthly possession, her family’s horse, from a gang of bloodthirsty bandits. [More…]

 

Sydney Sweeney (“Euphoria”) has boarded Sony’s “Madame Web”. Starring Dakota Johnson in the title role, the film is based on the Marvel comic and will be directed by S.J Clarkson. Sweeney’s role is under wraps. [More…]

 

Marc Webb (“The Amazing Spider-Man”) will direct supernatural thriller “Day Drinker”, based around the bond between an enigmatic stranger and a bartender mourning the loss of her lover. [More..]

 

Devon Bostick (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid”) has joined the all-star cast of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”. [More…]

 

While rumours swirl that some sort of sequel to J.J Abrams’ “Star Wars” trilogy might be in the works, possibly with Daisy Ridley (see below), prequels star Samuel L.Jackson says he’s spoken to “Mandalorian” director Bryce Dallas Howard about resurrecting Mace Windu.

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