Squid Game’s Front Man as a martial arts master. Korean star Lee Byun-hun (No Other Choice, Squid Game) will lead a Korean martial arts action film, Nambeol. The project is being described as a hard-boiled martial arts action film set in the early Joseon dynasty. Nambeol means Northern Expedition or Northern conquest in Korean, so we can expect to see some hand-to-hand combat between a rag-tag group of Korean warriors and Japanese pirates in this film.
Apple TV promotes James Marsden from guest star to series lead for new thriller Disavowed. The Paradise actor recently joined the second season of Apple’s ongoing crime dramedy Your Friends & Neighbors, as a suspicious, bold billionaire, unafraid to get his hands dirty. In Disavowed, Marsden will play the opposite type of character, a legendary and respectable CIA officer, with the series coming from Iron Man (2008) co-writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway.
Get your broomsticks out, Disney is developing Hocus Pocus 3. Serving as the sequel to Disney+’s most-watched original film in 2022, writer Jen D’Angelo is returning with Hannah Waddingham’s mother witch character set to take more of the focus. Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker have not signed on yet, but are expected to reprise their roles.
The “Purple Guy” from the FNaF franchise joins Superman 2. Matthew Lillard (Five Nights at Freddy’s) is set to join the Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow. No info on his role, but we would love to see him in a slightly unhinged Superman-villain role, like Trickster or Toyman, that could highlight his ability to swing from comedic to crazy real fast.
Mini Tidbits:
Vision Films (Extinction) has acquired the rights to the Jeff Bridges-narrated documentary In the Company of Wolves: An American Journey (trailer). The doc follows wolves and other animals throughout history, exposing how the wild reflects the state of our society. The film will premiere at Cannes next week.
David Arquette (The Mess We Made), Jodi Balfour (For All Mankind), and William Zabka (Cobra Kai) join Season 2 of Prime Video’s Scarpetta. The show follows Kay Scarpetta (Nicole Kidman) and Dorothy Farinelli (Jamie Lee Curtis) as they solve a grisly murder in their hometown.