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EXCLUSIVE: Lacretta is set as a series regular opposite Chris Messina and Ari Graynor in FX’s single-camera comedy pilot from Atlanta and What We Do in the Shadows executive producer Paul Simms. Written by Simms, the untitled comedy is about a family surviving a widespread technological crisis. Lacretta will play…

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Messina (HBO’s Sharp Objects) and Ari Graynor (Showtime’s I’m Dying Up Here) are set to headline a single-camera comedy from Atlanta and What We Do In the Shadows executive producer Paul Simms, which has received a formal green light at FX with Baskets co-creator/executive producer Jonathan Krisel…

Chris Messina (Sharp Objects) is set to star opposite Matt Bomer and Bill Pullman in the third season of USA Network’s anthology crime thriller series The Sinner. The third installment follows Detective Harry Ambrose (Pullman) as he begins a routine investigation of a tragic car accident on the outskirts of…

EXCLUSIVE: Director Gia Coppola has added Johnny Knoxville, Chris Messina, Alexa Demie, and Colleen Camp to Mainstream, her sophomore film. Pic shoots in Los Angeles May 20. They join Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke, Nat Wolff and Jason Schwartzman. Coppola co-wrote the script with Tom Stuart. The drama is described as a…

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Messina (Argo) and Amy Seimetz (Pet Sematary) have joined previously announced stars Noomi Rapace (Prometheus) and Joel Kinnaman (Suicide Squad) in revenge-thriller The Secrets We Keep. Production commences tomorrow on the film from director Yuval Adler (The Operative) and writer Ryan…

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Messina (Sharp Objects) and RJ Cyler (I’m Dying Up Here) are set as the male leads in Dark Cargo, YouTube Premium's drama pilot from Entertainment One and Canada's Counterfeit Pictures and SEVEN24 Films. Ben Stiller and Nicky Weinstock executive produce via their Red Hour Productions banner. Written…

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Messina has joined Warner Bros/DC’s Birds of Prey in the villainous role of Victor Zsasz, a sadistic serial killer who carves a tally mark onto himself for each of his victims. Zsasz will be working in cahoots with Ewan McGregor’s lead bad guy Black Mask. Cathy Yan is directing from Christina Hodson’s…

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Messina has signed with CAA for representation. The actor, who had been with WME, starred in Hulu’s The Mindy Project and next can be seen opposite Amy Adams in HBO/Blumhouse's limited series Sharp Objects, which premieres July 8. His TV credits also include Aaron Sorkin's HBO series The Newsroom and…

Deadline is holding its Tribeca Film Festival portrait and video interview studio at the festival hub in NYC, opening its doors to this year’s most riveting and groundbreaking filmmakers. Guests stopping by the Deadline Studio on Day 4 included Chris Messina (Blame), Zosia Mamet (The Boy Downstairs), Ed Helms (The Clap…

Chris Messina is set as the male lead opposite Amy Adams in HBO's eight-episode drama series Sharp Objects, from Entertainment One and Blumhouse Television. Written by Marti Noxon based on the book by Gillian Flynn and directed by Jean Marc Vallée, Sharp Objects centers on reporter Camille Preaker (Adams). Fresh from…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the first look at Rob Spera’s dramedy The Sweet Life which is having its world premiere at next month’s Los Angeles Film Festival’s Limelight section. Chris Messina and Abigail Spencer star as Kenny and Lolita, who are each struggling with their own brand of demons. They first meet by chance in…

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Messina, Tate Donovan and Nadia Alexander are starring in Blame, a dark indie drama that marks the directorial debut of Quinn Shephard. Shephard, an actor whose credits include CBS’ Hostages last year, also co-stars in the movie and penned the screenplay. Messina plays a substitute drama teacher whose…