Hollywood fans are sure to be delighted with the news that is doing the rounds in the circuit. New cast announcements, film sequels and special airings made headlines. Here is a roundup what is keeping the audience elated.
Isabelle Fuhrman to reprise the role of Esther in a new prequel to 2009's Orphan
Isabelle Fuhrman who broke out in Hollywood with her leading role in the horror-drama Orphan is all set to reprise her role of Esther in a new prequel to the 2009 film. Isabelle played an Eastern European child adopted by parents (played by Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga) who are trying to overcome their own personal tragedy. Isabelle’s role of an adult woman with primordial dwarfism masquerading as a nine-year-old and her attempts to split up her adoptive parents and eliminate her siblings made her performance sinister and spine-chilling.
The prequel’s plot is under wraps but Isabelle will return as star and associate producer on the project. William Brent Bell will direct the picture while the script will be penned by David Coggeshall. Dark Castle’s Alex Mace, Hal Sadoff and Ethan Erwin are producing with James Tomlinson. The original film’s screenwriter, David Leslie Johnson, is on board as an executive producer with Jen Gorton. Josie Liang will oversee the movie for Entertainment One which will mount the project.
Netflix's You Season 3 Resumes Production
Netflix has announced that You Season 3 has resumed production. Penn Badgley and Victoria Pedretti will reprise their roles in season 3. Co-creators Sara Gamble and Greg Berlanti are coming back as executive producers. Gamble will also serve as the showrunner. Scott Speedman has been tapped for a major recurring role on the upcoming third season. He will join recently cast series regulars Travis Van Winkle and Shalita Grant. You is based on Caroline Kepnes’ best-selling books You and Hidden Bodies. Kepnes is currently working on the third book in the series and planning for a fourth one.
Jodie Turner-Smith To Play Anne Boleyn In Convention-Defying Channel 5 Series
British model and actress Jodie Turner-Smith is all set to play Anne Boleyn in a convention-defying Channel 5 drama made by Sony-backed producer Fable Pictures. The three-part series will examine the downfall of Boleyn in a psychological thriller rather than treating as a period drama that retells the demise of King Henry VIII’s second wife.
The series will be penned by newcomer Eve Hedderwick Turner and will be a feminist take on the final months of Boleyn’s life, her struggle with Tudor England’s patriarchal society and her desire to secure a future for her daughter Elizabeth. The series will also star Paapa Essiedu, Amanda Burton, Thalissa Teixeira, Barry Ward and Jamael Westman.
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse to debut on Mickey Mouse’s birthday, November 18 on Disney+
Start streaming @DisneyTVA's The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse on Mickey's Birthday (Nov. 18) -only on Disney+.#mickeymouse #disneytva #disneyplus pic.twitter.com/F6X80YemkY
— Disney Animation Promos (@DisneyAPromos) November 2, 2020
Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck and Goofy are heading to Disney+ in the all new-animated short series, The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse. A new poster of the series was released recently. The show will debut on Mickey Mouse’s birthday, Wednesday, November 18. The celebration will continue with two new shorts rolling out every Friday beginning November 27th. Ten shorts will premiere this year, with 10 additional shorts set for Summer 2021.
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