Sonya Walger (For All Mankind) will be Freya in Prime Video’s TV adaptation of God of War. Freya is a Norse goddess in the iconic game franchise who helps our protagonist, Kratos, go against her ex-husband, Odin.
Gemma Chua-Tran (Heartbreak High) joins the cast of Netflix’s Gundam film. She will star alongside Sydney Sweeney, Noah Centineo (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before), and Michael Mando (Spider-Man: Brand New Day). No info on role.
Amazon MGM’s thriller feature Bishop has cast Harry Treadaway (Showtime’s Penny Dreadful) alongside Joel Kinnaman and John Malkovich. The show will follow a battle-scarred homicide detective who suspects none other than his father is involved in a series of horrifying murders.
Alex Wolff (Hereditary) and Jim Gaffigan (Troop Zero) will lead fantasy dramedy Outside of Cleveland. The film will follow a songwriter’s homecoming to Cleveland, where he is transported back in time to his teenage years.
LuckyChap reteams with scene-stealing Wuthering Heights actress Alison Oliver for Irish period film Bad Bridgets, replacing Daisy Edgar-Jones (Twisters). She’ll play one of many troublemaking Irish emigrants who wreaked havoc in 19th-century New York.
Rob Lowe has his sights set on love. The Parks and Recreation actor is joining Amazon MGM’s untitled romcom led by Stephen Merchant and Cameron Diaz. Written by Merchant, he’ll play a workaholic who hires a failed comedian (Diaz) to play his wife, which turns into an unexpected, whirlwind romance. Filming is underway.