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  • ‘Murder Mystery 2’ adds Jodie Turner-Smith, Mark Strong and Melanie Laurent

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Actors Jodie Turner-Smith, Mark Strong and Melanie Laurent will feature alongside Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in the sequel to hit Netflix movie “Murder Mystery”.

    The three actors join the film’s cast along with Kuhoo Verma, Enrique Arce, Tony Goldwyn, Annie Mumolo and Zurin Villanueva, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

    In “Murder Mystery 2”, Sandler and Aniston will return as husband and wife duo of Nick Spitz and Audrey Spitz from the 2019 film, which was directed by Kyle Newacheck.

    The streaming service has roped in Jeremy Garelick, best known for writing “The Hangover” and Aniston’s “The Break-Up”, to direct the sequel from a script by James Vanderbilt.

    Adeel Akhtar and John Kani are also set to return as their characters from the original film.

    The new movie will be shot in Paris and the Caribbean.

    “Murder Mystery”, which premiered on Netflix in June 2019, featured Sandler and Aniston as a couple who are caught up in a murder investigation on a billionaire’s yacht.

    Despite lukewarm reviews, the movie was watched by over 30 million subscribers within the first three days of its premiere, the streamer had said.

  • Brian Cox, Jodie Turner-Smith to lead ‘The Independent’

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Veteran actor Brian Cox and “Without Remorse” star Jodie Turner-Smith are set to star in an upcoming political thriller.

    Titled “The Independent”, the movie will be helmed by Emmy-nominated director Amy Rice, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

    Set in the final weeks of the most consequential presidential election in history, the film follows an idealistic young journalist (Turner-Smith) who teams up with her idol (Cox) to uncover a conspiracy that places the fate of the election, and the country, in their hands.

    Rice will direct the film from a Black List script penned by Evan Parter.

    “The Independent” will be produced by Ryan Cunningham of Anonymous Content along with Sam Bisbee of Park Pictures, Thea Dunlap, Caddy Vanasirikul of The Exchange and Parter.

    Cox is currently awaiting the third season premiere of his hit HBO series “Succession”, in which he plays the role of Logan Roy.

    Turner-Smith most recently starred with Michael B Jordan in Amazon’s “Without Morse” and in the British TV drama series “Anne Boleyn”.

  • Rapper André 3000 joins the cast of Noam Baumbach’s White Noise

    By Express News Service

    American rapper and singer André Benjamin has joined the cast of Noah Baumbach’s White Noise. Benjamin is the latest addition to the ensemble, which already includes Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Jodie Turner-Smith, Don Cheadle and Alessandro Nivola.

    André Benjamin Benjamin’s acting credits include High Life, Jimi: All Is by My Side, Scary Movie 4, and Fracture to name a few. White Noise is an adaptation of Don DeLillo’s acclaimed 1985 novel by the same name and follows a year in the life of Jack Gladney, a professor who has made his name by pioneering the field of Hitler studies.

    It is Baumbach’s third film for Netflix, after the Oscar-nominated Marriage Story and The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected).

    Meanwhile, it has been reported that Benjamin will also be appearing in Kelly Reichardt’s Showing Up, starring Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch, and Maryann Plunkett. 

  • Don Cheadle, Jodie Turner-Smith join Noah Baumbach’s drama 

    By Express News Service
    Actors Don Cheadle and Jodie Turner-Smith are the latest additions to the cast of Noah Baumbach’s White Noise. The film, which is currently under development at Netflix, features Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig in the lead roles. The news of casting came through Turner-Smith, while appearing in the Women in Motion program at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival.

    “It feels really cool to be a part of something with a director you respect and admire, and who, you know, has a vision. When you walk into a set, knowing that you are going to be a part of somebody’s vision, who is extremely talented, there’s something humbling and exciting about it,” said Turner-Smith, whose acting credits include Queen & Slim and the Without Remorse.

    White Noise is an adaptation of Don DeLillo’s acclaimed 1985 novel by the same name and follows a year in the life of Jack Gladney, a professor who has made his name by pioneering the field of Hitler studies.

    The film is expected to hit Netflix next year.