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Daniel Dae Kim in Talks to Join ‘Hellboy’ Reboot as Ed Skrein’s Replacement

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When Ed Skrein learned that the character he had been cast to play in Neil Marshall’s forthcoming Hellboy was originally a character of mixed Asian heritage, he immediately left the film in the hopes that an Asian American actor would be cast in the role instead.

Good on Skrein and the whole team, as THR reports today that Daniel Dae Kim is now in negotiations to play Major Ben Daimio in Lionsgate and Millenium’s reboot.

“A formerly dead United States Marine, Ben Daimio suffers from a curse that transforms him into a horrific jaguar-like creature.”

The cast also includes David Harbour as Hellboy; Milla Jovovich as Nimue, the film’s villain; Ian McShane as Professor Broom; Penelope Mitchell as Ganeida; and Sasha Lane as Alice Monaghan.

The new story sees the hero squaring off against a medieval sorceress who seeks to destroy humankind.

Aron Coleite is working on the latest draft of a script by Andrew Cosby, Christopher Golden and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin and Mike Richardson are the producers. Hellboy is being executive produced by Christa Campbell, Lati Grobman, and Carl Hampe.

Look for the new film in 2018.

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‘Atlas’ Trailer – The Algorithm Told Netflix You Want to Watch Jennifer Lopez Pilot a Robot Killing Machine

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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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