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Dungeons & Dragons Series Gets Showrunner
'Dungeons & Dragons’: Drew Crevello set as Showrunner of Paramount+ live-action series from eOne and Hasbro https://t.co/8AlromiU9U
— Entertainment One (@entonegroup) April 14, 2023
According to Deadline, Drew Crevello is set to be the executive producer and showrunner of Paramount’s live-action Dungeons & Dragons series. Crevello helped develop Deadpool and X-Men: First Class. There is no further news about Dungeons & Dragons at this time.
Knuckles the Echidna Series Casting
Scott Mescudi, Edi Patterson Among Those Joining Cast Of ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Spin-Off Series, ‘Knuckles’ For Paramount+, Adam Pally Reprising Role As Wade Whipple https://t.co/cfWSyPlV54
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) April 17, 2023
Paramount has brought on more to the cast for their upcoming live-action Sonic the Hedgehog spinoff series. Adam Pally will reprise his role as Wade Whipple and Idris Elba will reprise his role as Knuckles the Echidna. In the series, Knuckles “agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior.” Production has already begun on the series.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian Promo
“Wherever I go, he goes.” pic.twitter.com/DVTKURHwBs
— The Mandalorian (@themandalorian) April 16, 2023
Lucasfilm shared a new promo for the most recent episode of Star Wars: The Mandalorian™. The promo shows Din Djarin™ and Grogu™ nodding at each other, with the caption, “Where I go, he goes.” The final episode of season 3 of The Mandalorian premieres on Disney+ on April 19.
Welcome to Derry Casting
EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine Stowe and Stephen Rider have joined Andy and Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs’ Max Original series, 'Welcome to Derry' (wt), which is a prequel to the hit New Line Stephen King franchise, 'It' https://t.co/et1uqrKzgT
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) April 14, 2023
According to Deadline, WB Discovery and Max have brought on two more actors for their upcoming It prequel series called Welcome to Derry. Madeleine Stowe and Daredevil‘s Stephen Rider have joined in undisclosed roles. There is no release date for Welcome to Derry at this time.
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