Pop Culture Headlines — Cameron Monaghan is Bosch

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Bosch Spinoff Series

Amazon is adding a fourth series to their “Bosch” universe, the series starring Titus Welliver. The new series will be called Bosch: Start of Watch. In a sense, it’s an origin story. Bosch himself will be played by Cameron Monaghan, known for his role in Star Wars video games and the DC series Gotham (where he played an adaptation of The Joker).

Omari Hardwick (Star Trek: Section 31) will play veteran officer Eli Bridges. The story takes place in 1991 Los Angeles.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Casting

According to Penske Media Corporation’s news outlet Variety, Kate McKinnon will be joining the cast of Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 3. Reportedly, “She will play Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty. Per the official character description, Aphrodite “can alter her appearance depending on the beholder” and “must be sure that Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) respects the power and importance of love before she agrees to offer aid on his quest.”

Season 2 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians premieres on December 10, and season 3 is in production now.

The Jetsons Live-Action Adaptation

Multiple outlets have confirmed that WB Discovery is developing a live-action adaptation of the Hanna-Barbera animated series The Jetsons. Even more than that, Jim Carrey is reportedly in talks to star in the film.

Lizard Music Live-Action Adaptation

Daniel Pinkwater is the author and illustrator of the novel Lizard Music. And now, Amazon MGM Studios is set to make a film adaptation of that novel. Not only that, but Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will be starring in the project.

Benny Safdie will write and direct the film. Reportedly, Colin Trevorrow, who directed Jurassic World Dominion, would be the director. Trevorrow would co-write with Joe Epstein.

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