Stay in the loop on industry and casting news with our write-up on who’s been slated for recent film and television roles!
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“Our Man From Jersey”
Mark Wahlberg may be known for his Boston roots, but he’s heading southwest of Beantown for Netflix’s “Our Man From Jersey,” co-starring Halle Berry. Details of the project are being kept under wraps, but the actor will play a character who’s described as a “blue-collar James Bond.” Wahlberg will also produce the film, and David Guggenheim (“Designated Survivor”) is on board to pen the script. Additional casting on the project is going through Jaffe/Goldberg in Los Angeles. Production is set to start in mid-March and continue into spring, shooting in New Jersey and London.
“Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches”
The late, great Anne Rice left behind a legacy of beloved gothic novels. AMC will adapt her 1990s trilogy “Lives of the Mayfair Witches” into a new series, titled “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches.” The supernatural series will follow a young neurosurgeon who discovers she’s the long-lost heir to a historic lineage of witchcraft; but she’s plagued by a sinister presence that has spent generations haunting her family. The show will be co–written and executive produced by Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford, who previously collaborated on “Masters of Sex.” Slated to premiere in late 2022, the project has brought on Debra Zane Casting to put together the ensemble; no actors are currently attached. Production is scheduled to start in early April, with filming taking place primarily in Louisiana.
“The Spiderwick Chronicles”
Disney+ is going on an adventure into the dusty corners of a dilapidated home with “The Spiderwick Chronicles.” Based on the children’s book series by authors Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi (which was previously adapted into a 2008 film), the hourlong show will follow a mother and her three children who move into their rundown family estate. The house begins to reveal secrets about the kids’ great-great uncle, who discovered the secret existence of faeries—which leads twin brothers Simon and Jared into a fantastical world. Aron Eli Coleite (“Locke & Key,” “Ghost Tape”) will serve as showrunner and will executive produce alongside Black and DiTerlizzi. Denise Chamian Casting is assembling the cast for the project, which is currently in preproduction. Filming will begin in mid-August and carry on into early 2023 in Vancouver.
This story originally appeared in the Feb. 3 issue of Backstage Magazine. Subscribe here.