Pop Culture Headlines — Gorilla Grodd Casting

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The Fisherman Adaptation

The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Focus Features is set to make an adaptation of the supernatural horror novel The Fisherman, written by John Langan.

“In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman’s Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir. Steep-banked, fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a possibility too fantastic to be true. When Abe and Dan, two widowers who have found solace in each other’s company and a shared passion for fishing, hear rumors of the Creek, and what might be found there, the remedy to both their losses, they dismiss it as just another fish story. Soon, though, the men find themselves drawn into a tale as deep and old as the Reservoir. It’s a tale of dark pacts, of long-buried secrets, and of a mysterious figure known as Der Fisher: the Fisherman. It will bring Abe and Dan face to face with all that they have lost, and with the price they must pay to regain it.”

David Lowery, known for the film Mother Mary, will direct. He’ll also write the script alongside Alex Ross Perry.

Superman Spinoff Casting

Deadline confirmed that WB Discovery and DC Studios may have found their next big villain. Literally, big, since, according to the outlet, Jimmy Tatro (Scream 7) is being eyed for the role of Gorilla Grodd. He’d be playing the character in the series DC Crime, that follows Superman‘s best friend Jimmy Olsen. We’ll keep you updated on the show.

Bunker Casting Verb

Deadline
confirmed that Sony has acquired the rights to Florian Zeller’s new film Bunker. It’s an absolutely star-studded cast. Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Stephen Graham, Paul Dano, and Patrick Schwarzenegger have joined.

“In Bunker, when an architect accepts a morally ambiguous project — building a survivalist bunker for a tech billionaire — his wife begins to question their marriage after 17 years together. The film is described as “a thriller that delves into the emotional and moral challenges a couple faces amid the tensions of the world around them, exploring the fears, doubts, and dilemmas that define our era.”

There’s no release date at this time.

Alien: Earth Season 2 Casting

Production for Alien: Earth Season 2 has already begun. And what’s more, three more actors have joined the cast. Tracey Ullman (Ally McBeal, Curb Your Enthusiasm), Sam Spruell (Game of Thrones: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The Martian)
, and Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones, 1923, John Wick 3) have all joined in undisclosed roles. Sideshow will keep you updated about the Alien Universe.

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