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After months of speculation, HBO has finally gotten around to confirming the cast for season two of True Detective. Joining the previously announced Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn in the second slate of episodes from creator Nic Pizzolatto are Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch and Kelly Reilly, reports The Hollywood Reporter. McAdams will play the female lead, Ani Bezzerides, “a Ventura County sheriff’s detective whose uncompromising ethics put her at odds with others and the system she serves.” Kitsch will portray a motorcycle cop trying to flee his past, while Reilly will appear as Vaughn’s wife, a former D-list actress with criminal ambitions. Production is set to begin later this fall in California. Unlike the debut set of episodes, this season will feature multiple directors, including Fast & Furious 6 helmer Justin Lin.
- Inside Llewyn Davis‘ Oscar Isaac has been cast as the titular villain in the fifth X-Men film, X-Men: Apocalypse. The actor will also appear in next year’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. [EW]
- Speaking of J.J. Abram’s Star Wars film¸ it’s not the only eagerly anticipated film set to premiere a trailer over the holiday weekend. Universal will release the first trailer for Jurassic World on Thanksgiving day. [NYPost]
- Documentarian Alex Gibney’s next film will be about scientology. The director is working on an adaptation of Lawrence Wright’s 2013 book Going Clear for HBO. [THR]
- Even a director like Darren Aronofsky sometimes struggles to get people to watch his work. Proof: this seldom watched video of a dog and monkey wrestling in India that he posted to YouTube years ago. [Vulture]
