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Ridley Scott’s Gladiator sequel is looking to become even bigger, with Pedro Pascal now likely to join the cast. The Last of Us lead actor is currently in the final stages of negotiations with Paramount, Deadline reports. He will co-star alongside Hollywood legend Denzel Washington and Academy nominees Paul Mescal (Aftersun, Normal People) as Lucius and Barry Keoghan (The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Banshees of Inisherin).  Pascal […]

Juno Temple is engaged in discussions about joining the cast of Venom 3 in a leading role, as reported by Deadline.   While any information regarding Venom 3 remains a secret, a source tells the Hollywood Reporter that the Ted Lasso star could play an existing Marvel character. Tom Hardy is returning as Venom, but there will be a change behind the […]

Oscar winners Halle Berry and Angelina Jolie are set to star in the upcoming action flick Maude v Maude.  The plot is currently under wraps, but the movie is intriguingly described as a “Bond vs. Bourne” type of story. Deadline said the project was under an “intense multi-studio bidding war” before Warner Bros successfully nabbed it.  Shadow in the Cloud and Avatar: The Last Airbender series […]

Mia Goth will star alongside Mahershala Ali in the Marvel Cinematic Universe reboot of Blade, according to Deadline sources. Details regarding the 29-year-old’s reported casting remain a mystery.   Goth’s career reached new heights last year following the release of dual period pieces X—which saw her memorably play multiple characters—and Pearl. It appears filming for MaXXXine, the third entry in the Ti West-directed trilogy, started yesterday. Mia […]

Damson Idris and Brad Pitt will soon be seen together in an untitled Formula 1 racing movie for Apple Original Films. As first reported by Deadline, the Snowfall and Swarm actor has secured the role after a months-long process spanning everything from traditional meetings to racing tests. Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski is helming the […]

50 Cent’s hit Starz series Black Mafia Family will add two Grammy winners to its star-studded cast next season. Variety reports that 2 Chainz and Ne-Yo have joined Season 3 of the 50 Cent-produced crime drama. BMF’s Season 2 premiere aired in January, so it’s unclear when the show will return for its third installment.  2 Chainz will portray […]

Keke Palmer and Sacha Baron Cohen have been cast as the leads in David O. Russell’s next film Super Toys.  According to Deadline, Super Toys tells the story of a pair of “groovy ’70s toy sales reps on a life-and-death mission to save themselves, their marriage, and their live-wire 12-year-old daughter while on the road in Middle […]

In an appearance on Emily Ratajkowski’s podcast, actress Bella Thorne revealed that a casting director sexualized her during an audition when she was just 10. “I had a director give me feedback once, and I was 10,” the 25-year-old said on a recent episode of High Low with EmRata, per Deadline. “And they call—the casting director […]