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Greta Lee Joins Tron: Ares

‘Past Lives’ Breakout Greta Lee Lands Leading Role in ‘Tron 3’ (Exclusive) https://t.co/8uTavveLhH

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 30, 2023

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Greta Lee is set to join Disney’s next Tron film. She will reportedly play a leading role in the film. Lee currently stars as Nora in Past Lives, as well as LYLA in Sony’s Spider-Verse films. There is no release date for Tron: Ares at this time.

Dune: The Sisterhood Casting Update

EXCLUSIVE: Olivia Williams and Jodhi May have joined the cast of the Max Original series Dune: The Sisterhood (w/t) https://t.co/VheJzvCREM

— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) June 30, 2023

According to Deadline, Olivia Williams and Jodhi May (The Witcher) have joined the cast of Dune: The Sisterhood. “Williams is taking over the role of Tula Harkonnen following Shirley Henderson’s exit in February. May is being recast in the role of Natalya as Indira Varma steps down due to a scheduling conflict.” Dune: The Sisterhood will eventually premiere on Max.

Reservation Dogs Finishes with Season 3

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— FX Networks (@FXNetworks) June 29, 2023

Sterlin Harjo shared an update about his FX series Reservation Dogs. He and co-showrunner Taika Waititi confirmed that the third season will be the final season of the show. He said, “I always knew what the end of the story would be, I just didn’t know when it would arrive. As we continued to break stories and write scripts this season, it became clear to the producers, Taika and me that the season three finale is the perfect SERIES finale.” Season 3 of Reservation Dogs premieres on FX on Hulu on August 2.

Showtime Drops Gattaca

‘Gattaca’ Reboot, Mandy Patinkin’s ‘Seasoned’ Among 4 Shows Dropped at Showtime https://t.co/cNOab7yfAK

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 29, 2023

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Showtime is not moving forward with multiple projects. Notably, the reboot of the sci-fi film Gattaca has been dropped. Sony Pictures Television is planning to shop the project elsewhere. Showtime also dropped the shows Seasoned, Split, and Sweetness.

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