Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas take the mic, Rosamund Pike pulls a rabbit from a hat, and more casting news of the week

Alden Ehrenreich, Tilda Swinton, Karen Gillan, Paul Walter Hauser, Andrew Garfield, and Claire Foy all joined new projects this week

By Emma Keates, Mary Kate Carr, Saloni Gajjar, Matt Schimkowitz  |  May 3, 2024 | 8:03pm
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Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas take the mic, Rosamund Pike pulls a rabbit from a hat, and more casting news of the week
(L-R): Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Rosamund Pike, Tilda Swinton Photo: David Fisher; Jordan Strauss/January Images; Erik Pendzich

This was a pretty huge week for casting news. Glenn Close and Henry Winkler are working on a comedy together, Zach Cregger’s Weapons added Alden Ehrenreich, Benedict Wong, and more to its already stacked cast, and Missy Elliott joined Pharrell Williams’ still-untitled coming-of-age musical. Beyond that, films continue to vie for buyers out of the Cannes market later this month.

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Karen Gillan and Zoë Chao lead comedy film, Let’s Have Kids!
Karen Gillan; Zoë Chao Photo Todd Williamson; Image Press Agency/NurPhoto Shutterstock

Great news, Max Greenfield hive! The New Girl star is doing another big-screen comedy, with an absolutely stellar cast. revealed the call sheet for Let’s Have Kids! this week, and Greenfield is far from the only exciting name. The film, which marks the directorial debut for Black Adam and Due Date writer Adam Sztykiel, stars Karen Gillan and Zoë Chao as Emma and Phoebe, two lifelong friends trying to get pregnant at the same time. The film also features Sam Richardson, K.J. Apa, Ed Begley Jr., and Mary Steenburgen. [Emma Keates]

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  • thepetemurray-darlingbasinauthorithy-av says:
    May 4, 2024 at 6:07 am

    Jesus. These two look like they’ve been through some harrowing shit:

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