EXCLUSIVE : Global superstar Ricky Martin is to lead Apple TV + comedy series Mrs. American Pie, Deadline can reveal. The news comes with the Puerto Rican Livin’ La Vida Loca star in Cannes preparing to perform at the American Foundation for Aids Research gala alongside the likes of Christina Aguilera later this week. Martin will star in Mrs. American Pie as the male lead, Robert, and is the latest to be added to a cast list that includes Kristen Wiig and Alison Janney for the series that is exec produced by Dern. The move is a huge lead role for Martin, who was last seen playing Antonio D’Amico in Ryan Murphy’s critically-acclaimed FX drama The Assassination of Gianni Versace, part of the American Crime story anthology. He is understood to be seeking meatier roles as he develops his acting career and Mrs. American Pie is a perfect opportunity. The 10-parter is a period comedy piece based on the novel by Juliet McDaniel. Wiig leads as Maxine … [Read more...] about Ricky Martin To Lead Apple TV+ Period Comedy ‘Mrs. American Pie’ From Laura Dern & Abe Sylvia
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Screen Media Acquires Renny Harlin’s Action Pic ‘The Bricklayer’ Starring Aaron Eckhart & Nina Dobrev – First Look
EXCLUSIVE : Screen Media has acquired North American rights to Renny Harlin ’s actioner The Bricklayer from Millennium Films, slating the pic for release in theaters and on VOD next summer. The Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company has also unveiled a new still from the film, starring Aaron Eckhart ( The Dark Knight ) and Nina Dobrev ( xXx: Return of Xander Cage ), which can be found below. In The Bricklayer , someone is blackmailing the CIA—assassinating foreign journalists and making it look like the agency is responsible. As the world begins to unite against the U.S., the CIA must lure its most brilliant—and rebellious—operative out of retirement, forcing him to confront his checkered past while unraveling an international conspiracy. Clifton Collins Jr. ( Westworld ), Tim Blake Nelson ( Nightmare Alley ) and Ilfenesh Hadera (Paramount’s Baywatch ) also star. The Bricklayer is the second title in Screen Media’s output deal with … [Read more...] about Screen Media Acquires Renny Harlin’s Action Pic ‘The Bricklayer’ Starring Aaron Eckhart & Nina Dobrev – First Look