Oppenheimer
New set photos have confirmed Casey Affleck has joined the cast of filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s WWII biopic film “Oppenheimer” about the group of scientists on the Manhattan Project. Filming has been underway since February ahead of a July 2023 release.
Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Benny Safdie, Gary Oldman, Olivia Thirlby, Josh Hartnett, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Angarano, Dane DeHaan, Dylan Arnold, Alex Wolff, David Krumholtz, Alden Ehrenreich, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, David Dastmalchian, James D’Arcy and Matthias Schweighofer also star. [Source: The Daily Mail]
Below
Netflix has landed Greg Weidman and Geoff Tock’s genre thriller spec script “Below” with David F. Sandberg (“Lights Out,” “Shazam!”) to direct the project. James Wan and Michael Clear will produce the film but plot specifics are under wraps. [Source: Deadline]
Ferrari
“Heat” director Michael Mann is in Italy this week as part of pre-production for his Enzo Ferrari big-budget biopic with filming to commence in mid-July and back on safe ground following backer STX’s sale to Najafi Companies. Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz and Shailene Woodley star in Mann’s passion project finally coming to fruition after nearly two decades. [Source: Deadline]
Twitter
In business news, the world’s richest man Elon Musk has agreed to acquire Twitter in a deal valued at approximately $44 billion. The deal values each share of Twitter common at $54.20, representing a 38% premium on its closing stock price on April 1st.
Once the deal is complete, Twitter will become a privately held company. Musk said he hoped even his harshest critics continued using the platform following the acquisition “because that is what free speech means”. [Source: Forbes]
