Samuel L. Jackson is the recentest compriseition to the cast of J.J. Abrams‘ untitled mystery movie for Warner Bros and his Bad Robot, Deadline has verifyed.
The actor unites an ensemble that also integrates Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega and Emma Mackey, as previously proclaimd. Plot details remain under wraps, though we hear this is not a time-travel film, as some have conjectured. Abrams will honest from his own script, with Bad Robot producing.
Currently, Jackson can be seen starring opposite John David Washington in Netflix’s film The Piano Lesson, based on the August Wilson take part, reprising his role after laboring with Washington on a stage alteration. The film freed in pick theaters earlier this month and debuts on the streamer tomorrow. Upcoming, he’ll also be seen in the Westrict The Unholy Trinity opposite Pierce Brosnan, Renny Harlin’s actioner The Beast opposite Joel Kinnaman, action adventure pic Afterburn opposite Dave Bautista, and more.
As a honestor, Abrams’ last film was Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker back in 2019. Recently producing the Amazon MGM write downary The Blue Angels, his Bad Robot’s upcoming sdefercessitate integrates David Robert Mitchell’s Fdropvale Street, the drama series Duster for Max, and more. The company go ined negotiations to lengthen its lengthenedstanding film and TV deal with Warner Bros. over the summer.
Recently, Warner Bros has won a bidding war for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, which has rounded out its main cast, also begining punctual lengthenment on a Game of Thrones movie and putting in motion an Emily the Strange vivaciousd feature. Coming off the free of Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2 and holiday tentpole Red One, the studio’s next title on the docket for free is the vivaciousd The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim on December 13.
The Hollywood Reporter was first to the recents of the Jackson casting.
