Michael Shannon and Timothy Olyphant also joined Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Rami Malek and Zoe Saldana.
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Although still shrouded in mystery, David O. Russell’s next film is proving massive. As reported by Deadline, new to the cast of the multi-Oscar director’s latest film are Anya Taylor-Joy, Robert De Niro, Mike Myers, Timothy Olyphant, Michael Shannon, Chris Rock, Andrea Riseborough, Matthias Schoenaerts and Alessandro Nivola. For the film directed by the New Regency, they are joining the previously announced cast members, Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Rami Malek and Zoe Saldana.
Still untitled and without plot details, David O. Russell’s first film since 2015’s “Joy” is based on his own original idea, with filming currently underway in California. Arnon Milchan from New Regency is expected to produce with Matthew Budman and Anthony Katagas.
This is quite a cast for Russell, whose many Oscar-nominated films are known for their great sets. He personally has five Oscar nominations under his belt, including two in 2014 for Best Director for “American Hustle” and Best Original Screenplay, shared with Eric Warren Singer for this film; Best Director for “Silver Linings Playbook” in 2013 and Best Adapted Screenplay; and Best Director for “The Fighter” in 2011. Her “Silver Linings Playbook” earned Jennifer Lawrence the award for Best Actress at the Oscars. Meanwhile, Christian Bale won the award for Best Supporting Actor for “The Fighter”. Their sets tend to yield countless nominations in all categories.
Rumors that Russell was courting Myers, De Niro and Michael Shannon date back to 2020. Russell had previously collaborated with De Niro on both “Joy” and “Silver Linings Playbook”. The latter earned De Niro an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Russell’s new collaborator, Anya Taylor-Joy, is coming off a winning year thanks to Netfix’s “The Queen’s Gambit”, one of the streamer’s most viewed shows last year. She is the next to star as Furiosa in George Miller’s prequel to “Mad Max: Fury Road”, playing the role originated by Charlize Theron in her 2015 film. She also recently met with the Viking saga of “The Witch” director “,” The Northman “, co-starring Nicole Kidman and Alexander Skarsgard, and will soon be seen in director Edgar Wright’s time jump thriller, Last Night in Soho, which is currently set to open on April 23.
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