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Four More Join James Gunn’s ‘The Belko Experiment’
James Gunn took to his Facebook page to announce several more castings for his upcoming horror film The Belko Experiment.
Joining the cast are Sean Gunn (Super), Steve Agee (New Girl), Adria Arjona (True Detective), and Owain Yeoman (American Sniper).
Gunn will play, “…Marty Espenscheid, a stoner cafeteria worker who has his own ideas about who is behind Belko.” Agee will portray, “…Marty’s best friend is Chet Valincourt.” Arjona, “…will be playing one of the most pivotal characters in the film, Leandra Jerez, an American of Colombian descent who works as Barry Norris’s Chief Executive Assistant.” Finally, Yeoman will be playing, “…Terry Winters, a British family man, whose relationship to his family at home versus the close friendships he has in Belko are set against each other.”
Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead, Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer) is also cast in the film. The cast joins John Gallagher, Jr, Tony Goldwyn, Melonie Diaz, and John C. McGinley. Gunn has written the script and Greg McLean (Rogue, Wolf Creek) will be directing. It will be produced by James Gunn and Peter Safran.
Brendan Fraser is back for the upcoming fourth installment in The Mummy franchise from directors Radio Silence, and Michael Johnston (Obsession) is now in talks to join him.
The Hollywood Reporter lets us know tonight that Michael Johnston is in “early talks” to join The Mummy 4, which will release in theaters on October 15, 2027 via Universal.
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah will reprise their iconic roles as Rick O’Connell, Evelyn O’Connell, and Jonathan Carnahan in the upcoming movie.
Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream 5-6) are directing from a script by David Coggeshall (Orphan: First Kill).
Plot details are being kept under wraps at this time, but the brand new sequel is expected to disregard the events of the third movie, in which Rachel Weisz did not appear.
“It’s just really beautiful and scary and sweeping, and it’s awesome,” Gillet teases. Bettinelli-Olpin adds that the film “has all of the heart and the character that you could hope for.”
A remake of the classic Universal monster movie that took an action-adventure approach, The Mummy was released in 1999 and grossed $417 million worldwide. It was followed by The Mummy Returns in 2001 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008.