Lakeshore Entertainment has added David Strathairn, Peter Riegert, Uzo Aduba (Orange Is the New Black) and Valorie Curry to the cast of American Pastoral, based on Philip Roth's novel, Variety reported. Ewan McGregor will star and direct from John Romano's adaptation. The cast also includes Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning, who were previously announced as the female leads. Filming is scheduled to begin later this month in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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"After spending years in development limbo, Disney's adaptation of Eoin Colfer's novel Artemis Fowl may have found new life" now that Kenneth Branagh has signed on to develop the property and is attached to direct, Variety reported. Playwright Conor McPherson is in talks to write the script, with Harvey Weinstein and Branagh producing.
