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Casting Bites: ‘Paradise Lost,’ ‘Remains’ and ‘Dark Shadows’
We have three casting bites for you to chew on beginning with Variety’s announcement that Bradley Cooper (Case 39, Hangover and the forthcoming The Crow reboot) is in talks to play Lucifer in Alex Proyas’ adaptation of John Milton’s epic 17th-century poem Paradise Lost for Legendary Pictures. Paradise Lost tells the story of the epic war in heaven between archangels Michael and Lucifer, including the latter’s role in Adam and Eve’s fall from grace. Pic will be crafted as an action vehicle that will include aerial warfare, possibly shot in 3D.
Miko Hughes (Pet Sematary, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare) is set to star in Remains the adaptation of the graphic novel by Steve Niles and Kieron Dwyer that was published by IDW, reports Shocktillyoudrop. Directed by Colin Theyes, Remains follows a blackjack dealer and a dancer in Reno, Nevada find themselves trapped in a casino when a nuclear accident zombifies everyone on earth. The Chiller original production airs this year.
MTV has debunked rumors that Academy Award nominated Michael Sheen (Underworld) would be starring alongside Johnny Depp in Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows. The original followed the life of vampire Barnabas Collins, played by Depp, and his run-ins with various monsters, ghosts, and supernatural creatures.
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‘Atlas’ Trailer – The Algorithm Told Netflix You Want to Watch Jennifer Lopez Pilot a Robot Killing Machine
Up next from Rampage director Brad Peyton is the sci-fi movie Atlas for Netflix, and Netflix has unleashed the brand new official trailer this morning. You can check it out below.
Jennifer Lopez stars in Atlas, which will likely be streamed for 100 billion minutes in its first week of release. Whatever that means. It’s coming exclusively to Netflix on May 24.
“The film follows Atlas, a woman fighting for humanity in a future where an AI soldier has determined the only way to end war is to end humanity. To outthink this rogue AI, Atlas must work with the one thing she fears most — another AI.”
The upcoming science fiction film’s cast also includes Simu Liu, Sterling K. Brown, Gregory James Cohan, Abraham Popoola, Lana Parrilla and Mark Strong.
Peyton said in a recent statement, “Having the chance to direct Jennifer Lopez in the title role of this movie is a dream come true, as I know she’ll bring the incredible strength, depth and authenticity we’ve all come to admire from her work.”
Leo Sardarian wrote the original script, with the latest draft by Aron Eli Coleite.
Producers for the Netflix genre movie include Peyton, Lopez, Jeff Fierson, Joby Harold, Tory Tunnell, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Benny Medina, Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter.
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