Joseph Quinn joins Gladiator, Roz is back for Frasier reboot, and the rest of the week in casting news

Among other news, Disney has landed the voice talents of Chris Pine for Wish

Joseph Quinn joins Gladiator, Roz is back for Frasier reboot, and the rest of the week in casting news
Chris Pine, Peri Gilpin, Joseph Quinn Photo: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic, Michael Tullberg/Getty Images, Phillip Faraone / Stringer

Time marches on. Babies are born, social media companies rise and fall, and actors find new jobs.

This week was a big week for Hollywood. Fresh off the heels of CinemaCon, audiences got a peek at many projects already in development. While that mostly meant getting to see things that had already cemented their casts, there still were a few surprises—take Chris Pine’s inclusion in Disney’s upcoming feature Wish, for example. But there was plenty happening outside of the ‘Con, too, with shows like Frasier, American Horror Story, and House Of The Dragon snagging some new faces.

Sam Worthington joins Relay with Riz Ahmed and Lily James
Sam Worthington joins Relay with Riz Ahmed and Lily James
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Fresh off of , Sam Worthington has joined the cast of Relay starring Riz Ahmed and Lily James, . While details on Worthington’s character are yet unknown, Ahmed will play a “fixer” who brokers deals between corporations and individuals that threaten them. James plays a potential client in need of his protection. Hell Or High Water’s David Mackenzie will direct from a script he co-wrote with Justin Piasecki. [Mary Kate Carr]

Connie Britton and Jesse Plemons join Netflix series Zero Day with Robert De Niro
Connie Britton and Jesse Plemons join Netflix series Zero Day with Robert De Niro
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The times are a-changin’ as Robert DeNiro takes on his first television project, and a Netflix series at that. First announced back in March, Zero Day has now welcomed alums Connie Britton and Jesse Plemons to the cast, in addition to DeNiro, Lizzy Caplan, and Joan Allen, . According to the streamer, the thriller “asks the question on everyone’s mind––how do we find truth in a world in crisis, one seemingly being torn apart by forces outside our control?” Created by Eric Newman and Noah Oppenheim, all six episodes will be directed by Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland). [Mary Kate Carr]

House Of The Dragon adds new faces for season 2
House Of The Dragon adds new faces for season 2
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This week also saw a slew of second season casting announcements, per . Simon Russell Beale (The Death Of Stalin) will play Lord Larys Strong’s (Matthew Needham) great-uncle Ser Simon Strong, the Castellan of Harrenhal. Freddie Fox is Queen Alicent’s brother Ser Gwayne Hightower. Gayle Rankin plays Alys Rivers, a healer, and Abubakar Salim plays Alyn of Hull, “a sailor in the Velaryon fleet who served in the Stepstones campaign.” [Mary Kate Carr]

Mackenzie Davis joins James McAvoy Blumhouse Speak No Evil
Mackenzie Davis joins James McAvoy Blumhouse Speak No Evil
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Mackenzie Davis (Station Eleven) has signed on to star alongside James McAvoy in the new Blumhouse horror flick Speak No Evil, an adaptation of Danish horror film Gæsterne, . The original film follows a “family invited for a weekend at an idyllic country house—a dream holiday that warps into a snarled psychological nightmare.” James Watkins will direct and adapt the script from the Gæsterne screenplay by Christian Tafdrup and Mads Tafdrup. [Mary Kate Carr]

Peri Gilpin is back as Roz for the Frasier revival
Peri Gilpin is back as Roz for the Frasier revival
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Frasier finally landed another original cast member: Peri Gilpin, who played radio producer Roz, is returning for the Paramount+ revival, . That brings the OG total up to three, along with Bebe Neuwirth’s Lillith and Frasier Crane himself, Kelsey Grammer. The new series sees Frasier headed back to Boston, supported by a cast that (playing Frasier and Lilith’s son Freddy), Nicholas Lyndhurst, Toks Olagundoye, Jess Salgueiro, and Anders Keith (playing Frasier’s nephew, David). Still no Niles, though. [Mary Kate Carr]

Ioan Gruffud joins Bad Boys 4
Ioan Gruffud joins Bad Boys 4
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Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s next edition of Bad Boys is welcoming some new blood the fourth time around: . First confirmed back in , Bad Boys 4 is a slight pivot for Gruffud, who has cut his teeth in action on slightly less (purposefully) comedic fare like Black Hawk Down, San Andreas, and 2005’s memorable Fantastic Four remake. Whether Gruffud will be with or against the titular Bad Boys remains to be seen; plot details for the project remain under wraps. One thing is for sure, though: will also be there. [Hattie Lindert]

Joseph Quinn joins Gladiator
Joseph Quinn joins Gladiator
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Yet another person that is not Russell Crowe has signed on to Ridley Scott’s adaptation. Stranger Things breakout Joseph Quinn has been cast in the upcoming action epic as Emperor Caracalla, . Quinn joins lead Paul Mescal (who’s stepping into Crowe’s sandals as Lucius), Barry Keoghan, and Denzel Washington. [Hattie Lindert]

Chris Pine’s voice joins Ariana DeBose for Wish
Chris Pine’s voice joins Ariana DeBose for Wish
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With its latest animated feature , Disney is asking viewers to “imagine a place where wishes come true.” Apparently, that place includes both Chris Pine and Ariana Debose, who are both set to voice main characters in the latest Disney Animation film; Pine voices King Magnifico, while DeBose takes on the role of a 17-year-old princess named Asha. [Hattie Lindert]

Vince Vaughn’s return to Dodgeball is officially a go
Vince Vaughn’s return to Dodgeball is officially a go
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Nearly 20 years later, Vince Vaughn is slipping on his short shorts, brushing up on the five D’s, and returning . A sequel to the 2004 comedy is in the works at 20th Century Studios, with The Binge screenwriter Jordan VanDina set to pen the script. Whether Ben Stiller will return as the original’s antagonistic corporate fitness chain owner remains to be seen. [Hattie Lindert]

Cara Delevingne and Annabelle Dexter-Jones will get scary for American Horror Story
Cara Delevingne and Annabelle Dexter-Jones will get scary for American Horror Story
Cara Delevingne, Annabelle Dexter-Jones Photo Jon Kopaloff / Stringer, Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Getty Images

When ’s fourth and final season ends, Naomi Pierce (Annabelle Dexter-Jones) is heading from one American nightmare to another. Dexter-Jones is on the next season of Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story, currently subtitled Delicate, per . Cara Delevingne, of Paper Towns and “Peg The Patriarchy” fame, is also set to star. [Hattie Lindert]

 
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