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[TV] Casting Updates For “Hannibal” and “12 Monkeys”
Awesome news Wednesday afternoon as Eddie Izzard, pictured above, confirms his returns in Season 2 of NBC’s “Hannibal.”
“I will be back,” Izzard told Digital Spy. “Force Majeure. Everyone’s given me great feedback on ‘Hannibal,’ and I’ve only done two episodes – I really let go in that one!”
“Hannibal” will return in early 2014 with a 13-episode season that begins with Episode 2.01, “Kaiseki”.
In other news, THR, “The Walking Dead’s” Kirk Acevedo, pictured below, has boarded the NBCUniversal-owned cable network’s “12 Monkeys” drama pilot.
Based on Terry Gilliam’s feature film of the same name that starred Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt, the drama centers on a time traveler from the postapocalyptic future who appears in the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will eventually decimate the human race.
Acevedo will play Ramse, Cole’s (Nikita’s Aaron Stanford) closest friend in the apocalyptic future. He’s clever and fiercely loyal and helped Cole survive the destruction of civilization. While Cole travels through time, Ramse proves critical to the survival of the team that makes it possible.
He joins a cast that also includes Suits alum Amanda Schull and Nikita’s Noah Bean and guest star Zeljko Ivanek.
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s The Platform was a massive hit for Netflix back in 2020, becoming one of the most watched original movies in the streaming service’s history.
Coming soon? The Platform 2! Netflix has shared two first look images from the upcoming sequel this morning, which will again be directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia.
Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian star in The Platform 2.
Netflix previews, “A mysterious figure has managed to establish a new law in The Platform, but can justice truly be enforced in hell? And who will enforce it?”
No word yet on a Netflix premiere date for The Platform 2. Stay tuned.
The first film is set inside a vertical prison system, where inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors. Inmates on high floors eat better than those below, and one man tries to effect change so everyone gets enough.
Rafael reviewed The Platform for us at TIFF, raving in his 4.5-star write-up: “The Platform takes full advantage of its isolated setting and small cast to instead focus on a high concept, a tight script, and sharp dialogue that will make you laugh as often as it will make you think. This is a funny, heartfelt, at times disgusting, yet also thought-provoking sci-fi thriller that reminds of Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer, but with way better food.”
The Platform also made Daniel Kurland’s Best International Horror Films of 2020 list.
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