The Royal Treatment
“Aladdin” star Mena Massoud and Laura Marano (“Austin & Ally”) will star in the romance-drama “The Royal Treatment” at Netflix. Shooting will take place in New Zealand.
The story follows outspoken salon owner Isabella and duty-bound royal Prince Thomas. The pair learn that taking control of their own destiny requires following their hearts. Rick Jacobson is directing the film from a screenplay by Holly Hester. [Source: Deadline]
Prodigal Son
Alan Cumming has scored a recurring role on the second season of FOX’s “Prodigal Son”. Cumming will pop up in two episodes as Simon Hoxley, a cocky Europol agent and one of the world’s most celebrated criminal profilers out to solve the murder of Nicholas Endicott. [Source: TV Line]
Black Site
“Terminator Genisys” duo Jai Courtney and Jason Clarke along with Michelle Monaghan are set to star in action-thriller “Black Site”. First-time filmmaker Sophia Banks directs from a script by Jinder Ho. Filming begins next month on the Gold Coast in Australia.
The story centers on a group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret CIA black site who must fight for their lives in a cat-and-mouse game against infamous high-value detainee Hatchet who has escaped and has a deadly agenda in mind. [Source: Deadline]
ISS
Chris Messina and Pilou Asbaek will lead the cast of Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s contained space thriller “ISS” for LD Entertainment. John Gallagher Jr., Costa Ronin and Masha Mashkova also star while Nick Shafir penned the script.
Set aboard the International Space Station (ISS) the thriller follows the actions six astronauts take after receiving distressing information from Earth that threatens their lives. Filming begins next month in North Carolina. [Source: Deadline]