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“Joe Exotic”
Announced on Monday morning, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” creator John Cameron Mitchell has been crowned Tiger King. Mitchell will star opposite Kate McKinnon and take on the role of Joe “Exotic” Schreibvogel in an upcoming limited series that will air on NBC, Peacock, and USA Network. As previously reported, McKinnon will play Schreibvogel rival Carol Baskin in the series she created based on the Wondery Podcast “Joe Exotic.” This is one of two TV projects currently in the works centered around the “Tiger King” world, the second a CBS Television Studios and Imagine Television series with Nicolas Cage in the starring role. Susie Farris is casting the NBC production, which shoots this summer in Australia.
“The Toxic Avenger”
Jacob Tremblay’s career is not slowing down and he has signed on for his next role. First reported by Deadline, the young actor will co-star opposite Peter Dinklage in the upcoming “The Toxic Avenger” film from Legendary. A contemporary reimagining of the 1984 low-budget action-comedy, the film follows “a struggling everyman [who] is pushed into a vat of toxic waste [and] is transformed into a mutant freak who must go from shunned outcast to underdog hero as he races to save his son, his friends, and his community from the forces of corruption and greed. Macon Blair is on board to write and direct.
“Spaceman”
In the final weeks of her race for an Oscar, Carey Mulligan is looking to the future. The “Promising Young Woman” nominee is set to star in Adam Sandler’s next Netflix feature “Spaceman,” previously known as “The Spaceman of Bohemia.” Paul Dano has also signed on. The story, based on Jaroslav Kalfer’s novel, follows an astronaut (Sandler) sent to the edge of the galaxy to collect mysterious ancient dust and soon finds his earthly life falling to pieces. Mulligan will play the wife of Sandler’s astronaut protagonist. Johan Renck (“Chernobyl”) is set to direct off a screenplay adapted by Colby Day. This will be Mulligan’s fifth collaboration with Netflix (“Mudbound,” “The Dig,” BBC’s “Collateral,” and the upcoming “Maestro”). This will also be the latest in a five-year relationship between Sandler and Netflix, starting with his major multi-picture deal in 2015. Next up, he will be filming the sports comedy “Hustle” for the platform.
“The Last of Us”
Casting continues to ramp up for the highly anticipated “The Last of Us” HBO series adaptation. “True Detective” actor Gabriel Luna is the latest to join the cast led by Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Coming from “Chernobyl” creator Craig Mazin and Playstation’s Neil Druckmann, the story follows a hardened survivor who is hired to smuggle 14-year-old Ellie out of an oppressive quarantine zone 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed by a pandemic. Luna will play Tommy, Joel’s (Pascal) younger brother. Kantemir Balagov will direct the pilot episode with Mazin and Druckmann executive producing the series. Vickie Thomas is the casting director. Find out how you can get cast on the series here at Backstage!
“I Slept With Joey Ramone”
Announced last week, Pete Davidson will take on Joey Ramone in “I Slept With Joey Ramone,” a biopic of the punk rock icon. Davidson wrote the screenplay with Jason Orley, who has previously directed the “SNL” star in “Big Time Adolescence,” as well as his Netflix comedy special “Pete Davidson: Alive from New York.” Netflix will produce and distribute the project, which is based on the Mickey Leigh memoir of the same name. A casting team has yet to be announced, but keep an eye on Amey René, who was the CD for “Big Time Adolescence.”
“The Days of Abandonment”
Natalie Portman will reportedly lead the cast in the upcoming HBO Films adaptation of “The Days of Abandonment,” according to Variety. Based on the Elena Ferrante novel of the same name, Portman will star as Tess, a woman who abandoned her own dreams for a stable home life and is in turn abandoned by her husband. The film is in pre-production at the cabler now with Maggie Betts writing, directing, and executive producing the adaptation. Portmann will also EP with Sophia Mas under their MountainA production banner.
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