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EXCLUSIVE: Scott Derrickson, who passed on reprising as director on Dr. Strange 2 over creative differences, has found a new fantasy franchise to take on. He has been set by TriStar Pictures to direct the sequel to Jim Henson's Labyrinth. Maggie Levin, who wrote and directed Into the Dark, and My Valentine for Hulu…

“A murder like that only goes unsolved if the police don’t want to solve it.” That’s the take of Johnny Depp’s LAPD detective Russell Poole in City of Lies, Global Road’s Brad Furman-directed crime thriller based on the true story behind the investigation into the murder of rap star the Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie…

EXCLUSIVE: TriStar has set Fede Alvarez to direct a film that will delve into the universe Jim Henson hatched in the 1986 Jim Henson-directed cult classic Labyrinth. Alvarez and Jay Basu will co-write the story, with the latter penning the script. The duo will take on that hallowed project after Alvarez directs the…

Stacey Sargeant has been cast in the Netflix original film Come Sunday, joining Chiwetel Ejiofor, Martin Sheen, Keith Stanfield and Condola Rashad. Based on a 2005 The American Life radio episode, the film adaptation is directed by Joshua Marston with a script by Marcus Hinchey. It is true story of a renowned…

Ian Bohen, who currently recurs as Peter Hale in MTV’s Teen Wolf, has been cast in Soldado, the Stefano Sollima-directed sequel to 2015’s Sicario starring Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin. Taylor Sheridan penned the script for this second installment from Lionsgate and Black Label Media. In the crime thriller, Bohen…

Actor Amin Joseph has landed the supporting role of Kevin Gaines in the Brad Furman-directred drama LAbyrinth that stars Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker. Based on the real life story of the LAPD corruption intertwined with murders of rap icons Notorious BIG and Tupac, the pic follows disgraced LAPD detective and…

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Westworld actor Louis Herthum and Shamier Anderson have joined the cast LAbyrinth, the crime drama toplined by Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker. Helmed by Brad Furman, the pic follows disgraced LAPD detective and journalist Jack Jackson on a hunt to solve the Tupac-Notorious B.I.G…

Xander Berkeley, Shea Whigham, Wynn Everett, and Toby Huss have been added to the cast of LAbyrinth, the Tupac-Biggie crime drama that stars Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker. Brad Furman is directing the film, which commenced production today in Los Angeles. Christian Contreras adapted the screenplay from Randall…

EXCLUSIVE: Neil Brown Jr., who played N.W.A’s DJ Yella in Straight Outta Compton, is the latest to be cast in the Biggie-Tupac crime thriller LAbyrinth. He joins stars Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker in the film about disgraced LAPD detective Russell Poole (Depp), who teams with journalist Jack Jackson (Whitaker)…

EXCLUSIVE: Forest Whitaker has been set to star alongside Johnny Depp in LAbyrinth, the Brad Furman-directed drama about the investigation into the murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious BIG. Depp plays a disgraced LAPD detective who is unable to solve his biggest case: the murders of the hip-hop icons. Whitaker will…

Rockmond Dunbar has joined the cast of Brad Furman's LAbyrinth that stars Johnny Depp as Russell Poole, a disgraced L.A.P.D. detective who is unable to solve his biggest case: The murders of rap impresarios Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.  He teams with Jack Jackson, a reporter determined to crack the case in…

Open Road Films has acquired domestic rights and some key foreign territories to Brad Furman’s Labyrinth starring Johnny Depp. Production begins in mid-November. Labyrinth was a Black List script, written by Christian Contreras and adapted by Randall Sullivan’s book of the same name. This is a large deal, with a $20…