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EXCLUSIVE: Danny Pino (Hotel Cocaine, Mayans M.C.) has joined the series regular cast of the MGM+ series The Magnificent Seven. He joins the previously announced cast that includes Matt Dillon as Chris Adams, Will Patton as Cyrus T. Clemons, and Michael Ealy as Vin Tanner. Set in the tumultuous…

SNL breakout Ashley Padilla has inked a deal to join Universal’s comedy The Catch, starring Emma Stone and Chris Pine, Deadline can confirm. The film’s official logline is being kept under wraps, though it’s previously been reported as being about a baseball fan, played by Stone, who…

EXCLUSIVE: Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass) has inked a deal to join Glenn Ficarra and John Requa’s dramedy Honeymoon with Harry, starring Kevin Costner, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Sarah Pidgeon. Whelan’s role is being kept under wraps. Production took place in her native Australia and has now…

EXCLUSIVE: The Terrifier franchise’s Lauren LaVera is set to star opposite Rory Culkin (Waco) in Red Wedding (w/t), a new horror-thriller from director Josh Stolberg and Gulfstream Pictures that has entered production in Birmingham, Alabama. Written by Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger, who have…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy Rossum (The Crowded Room), Michael Imperioli (Memory of a Killer), Ariana Greenblatt (Now You See Me: Now You Don’t), and Rosemarie DeWitt (Untamed) are among those set to star opposite Grace Van Patten in Rubber Hut, the debut feature of Hanna Gray Organschi, which we scooped in…

EXCLUSIVE: Craig Zobel’s thriller Turpentine has rounded out its cast with the addition of Paul Walter Hauser (Resident Evil), Boyd Holbrook (A Complete Unknown), Michael Peña (A Working Man), Will Brill (The Musical), Teyonah Parris (No Good Deed), and Veronika Slowikowska (SNL). Character…

EXCLUSIVE: Here is a package hitting the market this week with some major star power and a high-profile piece of IP at the center of it. Sources tell Deadline that Ridley Scott is on board to direct a movie adaptation of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson novel Treasure Island, with Hugh Jackman…

The BBC has found its Hercule Poirot. After Deadline revealed last month that the British broadcaster had greenlit a major reimagining of the Agatha Christie detective, the BBC has now confirmed the series — and cast its leading man. Edward Bluemel, known for his work in Killing Eve, My Lady…

Descendants: Wicked Wonderland has made it official. Actress, comedian and producer Awkwafina (The Farewell) has joined the cast as Chessy the Cat. Disney also unveiled a new teaser trailer for the latest installment of the successful Descendants franchise, which premieres Thursday, July 16 on Disney…

EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Meloni has been in the news of late following the cancellation of Law & Order: Organized Crime revolving around his long-time Law & Order franchise character NYPD detective Elliot Stabler. But with the series mothballed for more than a year prior to being officially axed…

Woof! Netflix has revealed the star of its upcoming Scooby Doo: Origins, the first time in the Scooby-Doo franchise that the titular character will appear as a real dog. The streamer unveiled the photo of Scooby-Doo above and teaser below. The series, which is currently in production in Atlanta…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor Kelsey Grammer (Frasier) has joined the cast of Ethan Almighty, as the feature inspired by the story of a real-life rescue dog whose survival captivated millions shoots in Kentucky. Grammer joins an ensemble cast that includes Sean Patrick Flanery…