Indie relationship drama Circles with Ed Helms (The Hangover) has wrapped filming. Told over 24 hours, the film follows a couple in crisis who retreat to a remote cabin to repair their marriage, only to be trapped in a mysterious time loop. While his role has not been disclosed, it is reminiscent of a film Helms wrote and planned on directing, a Back to the Future-style dramedy that never came to fruition. A premiere date has not been set for Circles.
Austin Amelio (Dwight in AMC’s The Walking Dead) joins FX’s The Lowdown S2. The show follows a citizen journalist, Lee Raybon (Ethan Hawke), as he fights corruption and crime in the city of Tulsa. No info yet on his role, but we loved and hated him as Negan’s (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) right-hand man in The Walking Dead franchise. Amelio is great at depicting deeply conflicted characters, committing heinous crimes while all the while letting the audience know he feels the full range of guilt for his actions.
Apple TV’s newest thriller series Safe Houses casts Game of Thrones’ Tobias Menzies alongside Jennifer Connelly and Ana de Armas. Menzies was recently seen as the smarmy, fast-talking tech bro in F1: The Movie, having a lot of fun playing a character you love to hate. In Safe Houses, he’ll star as Connelly’s husband, with production ongoing.
Rita Ora (He Bled Neon) joins Amazon MGM’s dramedy Honeymoon With Harry. Based on a book by Bart Baker, the film will follow a down-to-earth man (Jake Gyllenhaal) who ends up sharing a trip with his fiancée’s overprotective father (Kevin Costner). No info on Ora’s role yet.
Ryan Phillippe (Crash) has been cast in ABC’s 9-1-1: Nashville. He’ll be a series regular, playing a brilliant bad boy detective.