Juliette Lewis Joins Elizabeth Banks & John C Reilly In Alex Prager’s ‘DreamQuil’; Kathryn Newton & Sofia Boutella Also Aboard

After starting his career being best known as the hunky guy in the “Divergent” film series, Theo James has started to pick some really interesting roles as of late. With starring roles on TV series such as “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” “White Lotus,” and “The Gentlemen,” as well as a film like “Dual,” James has quickly turned into an actor worth keeping an eye on.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Recently crowned Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph has joined the cast of A24‘s upcoming romantic comedy “Eternity,” Variety has learned exclusively. Directed by David Freyne, the film also stars Miles Teller (“Top Gun: Maverick”), Elizabeth Olsen (“WandaVision”), and Callum Turner (“Masters of the Air”). This project marks Randolph’s first feature film with A24.

Michaela Zee Theo James is set to star alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the heist thriller “Fuze.” Directed by David Mackenzie (“Hell or High Water,” “Outlaw King”) from a script penned by Ben Hopkins (“Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie,” “Simon Magus”), “Fuze” “opens on the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb in a London construction site sparking a mass evacuation the perfect cover for a heist,” according to the film’s synopsis. Filming will begin in early July. “Fuze” is produced by Gillian Berrie (“Outlaw King,” “Tetris”) for Sigma Films, as well as Sebastien Raybaud (“The End We Start From,” “Greenland”) and Callum Grant (“Jackdaw,” “Cleaner”) for Anton.

After announcing the title for the new Knives Out installment last week, the first big names to join Daniel Craig in the next installment are Josh O’Connor and Cailee Spaeny. They are both set to join Netflix’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. Rian Johnson is returning to direct from a script he wrote. He will also produce the pic with his partner, Ram Bergman through T-Street Pictures.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Now, imagine being a critically acclaimed drama on a premium network/streaming hybrid in a season where the drama race is pretty wide open. You’ve got big stars, high production values and well-known source material. Shoo-in, right? Not if you’ve been canceled.

EXCLUSIVE: Following his massive victory against Tyson Fury to become the newly crowned Undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Oleksandr Usyk has found his next opponent on the big screen as he is set to join the cast of A24’s The Smashing Machine as MMA legend Igor Vovchanchyn. The film stars Dwayne Johnson and Academy Award-nominated Emily Blunt.

The Prime Minister has celebrated the largest fall in the rate of inflation in 45 years, saying that the rising cost of common goods is "back to normal," but Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has given his verdict on the figures and says the economic target has "not been hit."

Good Morning Britain star Martin Lewis has revealed how to bag easyJet’s “cheapest possible” flights – though you need to act quick to be in with a chance of securing the best rates available. Martin, who is known for his amazing money saving hacks, issued the “urgent” warning to his social media followers as he announced that easyJet would be releasing the next batch of seats for its spring 2025 flights today, Tuesday, 21 May. Applicable to anyone looking to travel between Monday, 3 March 2025 and Sunday, 15 June 2025, Martin, 52, urged holidaymakers to “try early” with tickets for the flights going on sale from around 6am today (Tuesday, 21 May).

Martin Lewis has issued a crucial 12-hour warning to Easyjet customers ahead of the huge summer sale.The money-saving guru has alerted customers that the budget airline is releasing its March to June 2025 flights tomorrow (Tuesday, May 21) from around 6am. In a message to his followers, Martin emphasised that booking early can save hundreds of pounds as flight prices "can rise by £100s" even a few hours after the launch morning.

Meghan Markle may have been smitten with her Givenchy wedding dress when she walked down the aisle six years ago, but it appears not everyone was a fan - including Queen Elizabeth II.

Naman Ramachandran Production is underway on horror-thriller film “Borderline,” shot in the U.K. and Malta. Lucien Laviscount (“Emily in Paris”), Laura Marano (“The Royal Treatment”) and Middle Eastern star Cynthia Khalifeh (“8 Days”) lead a cast that also includes Jason Flemyng (“A Violent Man”).

Martin Lewis has issued an urgent warning to homeowners across Scotland and the rest of the UK. It comes following the recent closure of a prominent double-glazing company.

Alex Ritman Bill Murray has joined the cast of “Riff Raff,” the upcoming crime comedy from director Dito Montiel set to feature Jennifer Coolidge (“The White Lotus”), Ed Harris (“Love Lies Bleeding”) Gabrielle Union (“The Inspection”), Lewis Pullman (“Top Gun: Maverick”), Emanuela Postacchini (“Robots”), Miles J. Harvey (“American Vandal”) and Pete Davidson (“The King of Staten Island”).

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. UFC returns after a thrilling UFC 301 with Alexandre Pantoja defeating Steve Erceg in the main event. For UFC Fight Night, American Derrick Lewis (27-12) battles Brazilian fighter Rodrigo Nascimento (11-1) as the main card’s marquee matchup.

Director Brian Levant reveals in a new interview that John Goodman did not want to reprise his role of Fred Flintstone in a sequel to the 1994 film, The Flintstones.

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has acquired North American rights to Susanna Fogel‘s Winner, a political dramedy based on the true story of NSA whistleblower Reality Winner (Emilia Jones), which world premiered at Sundance 2024. Also starring Connie Britton (Nashville), Zach Galifianakis (A Wrinkle in Time), Kathryn Newton (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania) and Danny Ramirez (Top Gun: Maverick), the film is slated to hit theaters later this year.

Isobel Yeung is joining CNN as an international correspondent in the network’s London bureau.

EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Cox (Daredevil) has been tapped to star opposite Zooey Deschanel in Merv (working title), Amazon MGM Studios‘ rom-com from director Jessica Swale, which is now in production.

EXCLUSIVE: Republic Pictures has acquired North American rights to Dreamquil, the psychological thriller starring Elizabeth Banks and John C. Reilly.

Shemar Moore was celebrating the renewal of S.W.A.T in a big way last night at the CBS Fall Schedule Celebration in Hollywood.