John Cena to play the lead role in Amazon Studios action-comedy

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New Netflix film, Damsel, adds Angela Bassett to its cast, Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth joins the cast of Lonely Planet, Don Cheadle to direct new series for Apple TV+ and other top news in this entertainment bulletin.
 Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth joins cast of Lonely Planet Veteran Hollywood actress Laura Dern, popular for essaying the role of Dr Ellie Sattler in the Jurassic Park franchise, has been cast alongside Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth in the upcoming Netflix film Lonely Planet. The romance drama will be written and directed by Susannah Grant and the plot will be set in Morocco.    Tom Hiddleston to star in new Apple TV+ series The White Darkness Upcoming Apple TV+ adventure The White Darkness has cast Tom Hiddleston in the lead role. The series is based on David Grann’s eponymous non-fiction book and is developed by Soo Hugh for the limited series. The plot is based on the true story of Henry Worsley, an ex-soldier obsessed with going on adventures.    New Netflix film, Damsel, adds Angela Bassett to its cast BoJack Horseman, What’s Love Got to Do with It, and Black Panther star Angela Bassett has been added to the cast of Damsel. The new Netflix film is a fantasy drama starring Stranger Things and Enola Holmes star Millie Bobby Brown in the lead. Bassett will essay the role of Lady Bayford, stepmother to Brown’s character Princess Elodie. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo will direct the film based on a script by Dan Mazeau.    John Cena to play the lead role in Amazon Studios action-comedy WWE legend and Hollywood star John Cena, who recently starred in DC’s Peacemaker and The Suicide Squad, is set to play the lead in an upcoming action comedy. Amazon Studios will produce the film, with Cena playing the role of a police officer named Sheperd.     Don Cheadle to direct new series for Apple TV+ Acclaimed Hollywood star, Don Cheadle, famous for films such as Hotel Rwanda, Traffic, and for essaying the role of War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is set to direct the Apple TV+ series The Big Cigar. The limited series will focus on the Black Panther co-founder Huey P. Newton, who escaped to Cuba with the help of Hollywood producer Bert Schnider in the wake of the nationwide manhunt launched by the FBI to arrest him. Moonlight star André Holland is in talks to play the lead role in the series.   Whoopi Goldberg joins cast of Anansi Boys Oscar-winning Hollywood actress, Whoopi Goldberg, famous for films such as Sister Act has been added to the cast of Neil Gaiman’s highly anticipated series, Anansi Boys. Malachi Kirby and Delroy Lindo will play the lead roles in the epic fantasy series developed by Amazon Studios. Goldberg will essay the role of one of the main antagonists named Bird Woman, the god of birds. The series is based on Gaiman’s novel of the same name, and the author will write and helm the project for Amazon.