Ian McKellen, Michaela Coel, and extra have joined the forged of The Christophers, a darkish comedy from director Steven Soderbergh.
Deadline experiences that Steven Soderbergh is establishing the forged for his subsequent challenge, with Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings), Michaela Coel (I Might Destroy You), and James Corden (Cats) signing on.
Titled The Christophers, the darkish comedy is “about the estranged children of a once-famous artist who hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be discovered and sold after his death.” The film has been scripted by Ed Solomon, who has labored with Soderbergh on a number of tasks, together with No Sudden Transfer, Full Circle, and Mosaic. Manufacturing will kick off in London in February.
Soderbergh has a number of films set to debut within the new yr. First up is Presence, a psychological thriller a few household who strikes right into a suburban home and turns into satisfied they don’t seem to be alone after a supernatural drive infiltrates the home and takes a selected curiosity within the couple’s daughter. The movie stars Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Julia Fox, Eddy Maday, and West Mulholland. Our personal Chris Bumbray caught the movie when it premiered on the Sundance Movie Competition earlier this yr, and you may learn his overview proper right here. Presence will hit theaters on January 17, 2025.
Subsequent up is Black Bag, a spy thriller with an all-star forged, which incorporates Cate Blanchett (Borderlands), Michael Fassbender (The Company), and Regé-Jean Web page (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves). Plot particulars are being saved beneath wraps, however the movie will debut in theaters on March 14, 2025.
As for McKellen, the actor has expressed a tentative willingness to return for the upcoming Lord of the Rings spinoff film that includes Gollum. Nonetheless, the 85-year-old actor added that they’d “better be quick” about it if they need him again. The Gollum film will not be the one Lord of the Rings challenge that McKellen might return for. Screenwriter Philippa Boyens has stated that they’re “taking part in round with various concepts, however most of these concepts do contain Gandalf.“
Andy Serkis, who will direct the film and play Gollum, dropped a few teases about The Hunt for Gollum earlier this yr. “It is so early; it would be unfair to commit to anything at this point,” Serkis stated. “However I’ll say that will probably be a deep dive the place we examine Gollum’s character. There could also be characters that we acknowledge that is likely to be coming again. I’m not going to say who.“
