Ed Skrein joins Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon

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Ron Howard’s Thirteen Lives to release on Amazon Prime Video, Ed Skrein joins Zack Synder’s Rebel Moon and other top news in the world of entertainment.
Ed Skrein joins Zack Synder’s Rebel Moon Deadpool actor Ed Skrein has joined the star-studded cast of Zack Snyder’s upcoming sci-fi Rebel Moon. Rupert Friend was initially attached to play the part but was replaced due to scheduling conflicts. Skrein will appear as the main villain in the film which is jointly written by Snyder, Shay Hatten, and Kurt Johnstad. Cleopatra Coleman, Fra Fee, and Rhian Rees have also been added to the cast that includes Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, and Stuart Martin. Ron Howard’s Thirteen Lives to release on Amazon Prime Video Ron Howard’s Thirteen Lives, which was scheduled to hit the big screens in November, will now have a limited theatrical release in August, before launching worldwide on Amazon Prime Video. The decision comes in the wake of Amazon’s deal to acquire MGM. The movie is based on the true story of the Tham Luang cave rescue mission wherein a group of 12 boys and their football coach were trapped inside a cave for 18 days. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, and Joel Edgerton in pivotal roles. Tom Blyth to play young Coriolanus Snow in Hunger Games prequel Billy the Kid actor Tom Blyth is set to play young Coriolanus Snow in the upcoming prequel to The Hunger Games. Based on the novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins, the film revolves around an 18-year-old Snow before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem. Donald Sutherland portrays Snow in the original films. Francis Lawrence, who has helmed three of the four Hunger Games movies, will direct the prequel. Mike Tyson to star in Black Files Boxing legend Mike Tyson has joined the cast of the paramedic thriller Black Files alongside Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan. Tyson will play superior officer to Penn and Sheridan’s characters. Based on the novel by Shannon Burke, the film is directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. Jennifer Jason Leigh and Ariana DeBose join Poolman The Hateful Eight actress Jennifer Jason Leigh and Oscar winner Ariana DeBose will star alongside Chris Pine in his directorial debut, Poolman. Pine, Stacey Sher, and Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins will produce the film which is touted as a tribute to Los Angeles. Léa Seydoux to star in movie adaptation of Emmanuelle Léa Seydoux, who is best known for films such as  Blue Is the Warmest Colour, Inglourious Basterds, The French Dispatch, and Spectre, is set to play the lead in the movie adaptation of the erotic novel, Emmanuelle. French director Audrey Diwan, who bagged the Golden Lion at the 2021 Venice International Film Festival for her film Happening, will helm the project. Meanwhile, Seydoux will star alongside 1917 actor George Mckay in the upcoming sci-fi romance The Beast. Directed by Bertrand Bonello, the film is set in the distant future and revolves around Seydoux’s character Gabrielle. Black Mirror to return with Season 6 The critically acclaimed  British anthology series Black Mirror is set to return for a sixth season on Netflix. The new season is expected to have more episodes than the fifth one and the details regarding cast and storylines are kept under wraps for now.