Camila Mendes & Maya Hawke to Star In Netflix Dark Comedy 'Strangers'

KJ Apa, Charles Melton and Camila Mendes are staying busy.

Harry Styles’ Vogue cover, in which the singer wears a dress.The “Cherry” singer, 26, recently received backlash for wearing a ball gown in his shoot for American Vogue’s December cover.

Shawn Mendes pulls back the curtain on his personal life like never before in his new Netflix documentary, In Wonder.The 83-minute film — which premieres on Monday, November 23, and was a special event selection at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival in September — follows the Grammy nominee, 22, as he travels the world on his 2019 tour.

Dave McNary Film Reporter“Euphoria” star Sydney Sweeney has joined Pete Davidson and O’Shea Jackson, Jr., in the STXfilms drama “American Sole.”Camila Mendes, Bad Bunny and Offset are also starring in “American Sole.” The announcement was made Friday by Adam Fogelson, chairman of STXfilms Motion Picture Group.Sweeney reteams with Davidson after previously co-starring in the film “Big Time Adolescence.” Sweeney will play Bella, a beautiful social media influencer.STXfilms unveiled “American

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Adam Ruins Everything” star Adam Conover and the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions are teaming up for a Netflix comedy series that explores the world of government.“The G Word with Adam Conover” is described as a blend of sketch comedy and documentary that takes viewers inside the complex machinery of the U.S. government.

Also Read: AMAs Nominees: Roddy Ricch, The Weeknd and Megan Thee Stallion Lead PackThe film seems to be shaping up in much the same way as STX’s “Hustlers” from last year, which also provided small roles for buzzy music stars with big followings like Lizzo and Cardi B, as well as Usher, who played himself.“American Sole” follows Davidson and Jackson as two twenty-somethings with mountains of college debt who use the fast cash of after-market sneaker reselling to achieve their American dream.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorABC has set the full cast for its None of the Above (working title) pilot, a single-camera comedy written and executive produced by Kenny Smith (Black-ish). Gregg Wayans (Kidding) and Asjha Cooper (Snowfall) are set as leads, and Ron Taylor (Oh Jerome, No), Justin Miles (Paradise Lost) and Katelyn Tarver (Famous in Love) round out the series regular cast.

Ethan Hawke is an extremely proud dad.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVNetflix is getting in the aftershow business, putting its own stamp on the genre to fit the streaming distribution model.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Here’s the first look at Charlotte Rampling in Juniper, Matthew Saville’s dark comedy in which the actress plays a feisty alcoholic grandmother whose self-destructive teenage grandson (Marton Csokas) is sent to live with her as a punishment.

Also Read: Ethan and Maya Hawke to Star in Rom-Com 'Revolver' Set During BeatlemaniaRobinson will also produce with Anthony Bregman and Peter Cron for Likely Story under their overall deal with Netflix.Mendes currently stars in “Riverdale” as Veronica Lodge, and she was also recently seen in the Neon and Hulu comedy “Palm Springs.” Hawke broke out in “Stranger Things” on Netflix and will return for the show’s fourth season.

Amanda N'Duka, Anthony D'Alessandro EXCLUSIVE: Riverdale’s Camila Mendes and Stranger Things‘ Maya Hawke have been tapped to lead Strangers, the Netflix feature from director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, following her feature directorial debut Someone Great, also for the streamer.Robinson and Celeste Ballard co-wrote the dark comedy, which is described as a subverted Hitchock-ian dark comedy featuring the scariest protagonists of all: teenage girls.

Chris Pratt is attached to star in the upcoming action-comedy movie Saigon Bodyguards, which will be based on the Vietnamese film of the same name.

Lili Reinhart gets in the fall spirit with an orange trench coat while out for a walk on Sunday morning (November 8) in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticEXCLUSIVE: Don Cheadle’s Radicle Act banner and HBO Max are taking it to the Max, literally and figuratively.The AT&T-owned streamer has inked a development deal with the Emmy nominee’s production company for the dark comedy created by Camilla Blackett, I’ve learned.With the Fresh Off Boat, Skins and Newsroom scribe Blackett on-board as showrunner Max focuses on a black millennial woman who is trying to juggle her intense professional life and