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Warner Bros.’ “The Little Things,” a crime thriller starring Denzel Washington, has cast actor John Harlan Kim.

John Lee Hancock is writing and directing the film, which also stars Rami Malek and Jared Leto. “The Little Things” follows a burned-out Kern County, Calif. deputy sheriff named Deke (Washington), who teams with Baxter, a crack Lasd detective (Malek), to reel in a wily serial killer. Deke’s nose for the “little things” proves eerily accurate, but his willingness to circumvent the rules embroils Baxter in a soul-shattering dilemma. Meanwhile, Deke must wrestle with a dark secret from his past.

Kim will portray a rookie cop, while Leto will portray the serial killer on the loose. The film is currently in production.

Kim’s past credits include a starring role in TNT series “The Librarians” as Ezekiel Jones, CW’s “Pandora” and “NCIS: Los Angeles.” On the film front, he will...

Tom Hughes, best known for British TV dramas Victoria and The Game, will co-star in Infinite, Paramount’s sci-fi drama which is directed by Antoine Fuqua. Mark Wahlberg attached to star. Mark Wahlberg toplines the feature alongside

Dylan O’Brien, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Jason Mantzoukas. Based on the novel The Reincarnationist Papers by D. Eric Maikranz, the plot follows Evan Michaels (Whalberg), a man haunted by memories of two past lives. He stumbles upon a centuries-old secret society of similar individuals who make up the Cognomina, possessing total recall of their past lives and whose members have been agents of change throughout history. He seeks to join their ranks. Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian, John Zaozirny, Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, and Mark Huffam are producing with Fuqua and Raphael Crohn serving as executive producers. Infinite hits theaters August 7. Hughes is repped by UTA and Gordon and French.

Jasmin Savoy Brown is set to star in Conductor, the feature-length iteration to director Alex Noyer’s short film of the same title. The film will mark Noyer’s directorial debut. It’ll also star Lili Simmons and newcomer James Jagger. The pic follows Alexis (Brown), a formerly deaf woman who recovered her hearing and gained synesthetic abilities after witnessing the brutal murder of her family when she was a child. Finding solace in the sounds of bodily harm, she pursues a career in music, composing her masterpiece through gruesome murders. She is supported by her loving roommate Marie (Simmons), who is blissfully unaware of the part she plays in Alexis’ work. Faced with the possibility of losing her hearing again, Alexis relentlessly pursues her masterpiece through gruesome sound experiments on human flesh. Noyer is producing the piece with Hannu Aukia Mike Macari is the exec producer. Brown is repped by ICM Partners, Cinterra Entertainment and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; Simmons by Kate Linden Management and Goodman Schenkman & Brecheen; Jagger by ICM Partners, Framework Entertainment, and Schreck Rose Dapello.

Pearson and The Oath actress Isabel Arraiza has been added to the cast of The Little Things, the Warner Bros thriller that stars oscar winners Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, and Rami Malek. John Lee Hancock wrote and is directing the film, which centers around Deke (Washington), a burned-out Kern County, CA deputy sheriff who teams with Baxter (Malek), a crack Lasd detective, to nab a serial killer. Deke’s nose for the “little things” proves eerily accurate, but his willingness to circumvent the rules embroils Baxter in a soul-shattering dilemma. Meanwhile, Deke must wrestle with a dark secret from his past. Arraiza, who is repped by Gersh and Circle of Confusion, will play Baxter’s wife. Mark Johnson is producing the project.

Despite California’s $330 million annual film incentives program, on-location feature film shooting days in Los Angeles are continuing their precipitous slide this year, plummeting 24.7% in the third quarter compared to the same frame last year. And that’s on top of a 16.7% drop in the second quarter and a 13% decline in Q1. On-location feature film production “has generally struggled in 2019,” according to FilmLA, the city’s film permit office.

Overall, on-location shooting days on all types of productions fell by 5.2% in the third quarter, which comes after a 3.9% slide in the second quarter and a 9.1% decline in the first. The data does not include productions shot on certified soundstages or on-location in jurisdictions not served by FilmLA.

“Given what we know about the L.A. production scene, the Q3 report omits much of the story,” said FilmLA president Paul Audley. “Earlier this month, our research group published a report revealing L.

Overall on-location filming in Greater Los Angeles declined 5.2% from July through September, according to a report released Thursday by the FilmLA permitting agency.

Officials said they were not concerned about the decline in shoot days to 9,226, noting that it was due partly to near-record activity levels in 2018 quarter and to an apparent preference by production companies for using studio soundstages rather than shooting outside studio lots. FilmLA researchers characterized the report as atypical, and unusually at odds with other production indicators and local employment trends.

“Given what we know about the La production scene, the Q3 report omits much of the story,” said Paul Audley, FilmLA president. “Earlier this month, our research group published a report revealing La’s significant capture of the scripted television production market. Meanwhile, union officials assure us there are ample work opportunities for local crews. We can only surmise that there is significant filming confined to area sound stages,...

Natalie Morales has been cast in “Dead to Me” Season 2 at Netflix, Variety has learned exclusively.

Morales will appear in the recurring role of Michelle. Described as wry and down to earth, Michelle has a relaxed charm and infectious wit. She forms a connection with Judy (Linda Cardellini) at the Assisted Living Facility, where Michelle’s difficult mother lives.

Morales’ previous TV roles include starring in the NBC comedy “Abby’s” as well as the Fox comedy “The Grinder.” She is also known for appearances on shows like “Parks and Recreation,” “Santa Clarita Diet,” and “Grace and Frankie.” She will next appear in the Warner Bros. feature “The Little Things.”

She is repped by CAA, Bleecker Street Entertainment, and Stone Genow.

“Dead to Me” was renewed for a second season back in June. The show follows Jen (Christina Applegate), a sardonic widow determined to solve her husband’s recent hit-and-run murder,...

Andrew Bachelor, a.k.a “King Bach”, has been added to the cast of Love, Weddings & Other Disasters, the indie rom-com with Jeremy Irons, Diane Keaton, and Maggie Grace. Dennis Dugan is directing the Boston-set feature which revolves around people who work on weddings to create the perfect day for the loving couple – while their own relationships are outlandish, odd, crazy and far, far from perfect. Bachelor will play Captain Richie, a man who gives historical duck boat tours in Boston. He’s obsessed with trying to find a woman who once took one of his tours and had a tattoo of a glass slipper on her neck. Nadine de Barros of Fortitude is producing with Mike Rachmill, Dan Reardon, Adrian Politowski and Martin Metz. Bachelor’s forthcoming film slate includes TXfilms’ thriller, Greenland starring Gerard Butler, Netflix comedy films, Coffee and Kareem, with Taraji P. Henson, and Holidate, opposite...

Joris Jarsky, Sheila Houlahan and Sofia Vassilieva are the latest to join Warner Bros’ thriller The Little Things starring Oscar winners Denzel Washington, Jared Leto and Rami Malek. Written and directed by John Lee Hancock, the plot follows Deke (Washington), a burned-out Kern County, CA deputy sheriff who teams with Baxter (Malek), a crack Lasd detective, to nab a serial killer. Deke’s nose for the “little things” proves eerily accurate, but his willingness to circumvent the rules embroils Baxter in a soul-shattering dilemma. Meanwhile, Deke must wrestle with a dark secret from his past. Jarsky is repped by Grandview; Houlahan by Hartman Entertainment; Vassilieva by Greene & Associates Talent Agency and Lighthouse Management.

Matthew Glave (First Man) and Hunter Sansone (Star Girl) have joined Reginald Hudlin’s Disney+ drama Safety, which is inspired by the...

Exclusive: Deadline has learned that Abby’s star and Parks and Recreation alum Natalie Morales has joined the cast of Warner Bros.’ The Little Things opposite Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Rami Malek.

The pics follows Deke (Washington), a burned-out Kern County, CA. deputy sheriff who teams with Baxter (Malek), a crack Lasd detective, to nab a serial killer. Deke’s nose for the “little things” proves eerily accurate, but his willingness to circumvent the rules embroils Baxter in a soul-shattering dilemma. Meanwhile, Deke must wrestle with a dark secret from his past. Jared Leto is in talks to join in the role as the serial killer in the project from writer-director John Lee Hancock.

Morales will play a Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department detective working for Baxter.

The Florida native recently starred in Fox’s Stuber alongside Kumail Nanjiani, and in Fox Searchlight’s Golden Globe-nominated Battle of the Sexes...

Gemma Chan has entered into negotiations to join the cast of Marvel’s ‘The Eternals’ which will be a part of phase 4 in the McU.

Barry Keoghan is also reportedly in talks to join the cast, Chan and Keoghan will join previously announced cast members Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek and Kumail Nanjiani if a deal is reached. Chan did have a brief role to play in ‘Captain Marvel’ when she played the role of Minn-Erva but whether she would be reprising the role here is unclear.

Making their first appearance in 1976, ‘The Eternals’ are a species of humanity, described as an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created sentient life on Earth. Created by an Alien species known as Celestials, they were created to be the defenders of Earth, which leads to the inevitability of war against their destructive counterparts, the Deviants.

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In his ongoing quest to play nothing but creeps, Jared Leto is going from the Joker and Morbius the Living Vampire to playing a serial killer. The actor is in talks to join The Little Things cast, which stars Denzel Washington and Rami Malek as cops trying to catch a killer. John Lee Hancock (The Highwaymen) is set to direct. Variety […]

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Jared Leto is looking to join Denzel Washington and Rami Malek in Warner Bros.’ upcoming serial killer thriller The Little Things. He’s currently in talks to join the film, which is being written and directed by John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side and The Highwaymen).

The story for the film follows a “burned-out Kern County, Calif. deputy sheriff named Deke (Washington) who teams with Baxter, a crack Lasd detective (Malek), to reel in a wily serial killer. Deke’s nose for the ‘little things’ proves eerily accurate, but his willingness to circumvent the rules embroils Baxter in a soul-shattering dilemma. Meanwhile, Deke must wrestle with a dark secret from his past.”

If Leto ends up in the film, he will appropriately take on the role of the serial killer. There’s a great team of talent attached to this project already, and Leto’s addition as the killer would perfectly top it off.

Jared Leto has entered into negotiations to take on the role of a serial killer alongside Rami Malek and Denzel Washington in ‘The Little Things’.

Malek plays the role of a sharp young detective who teams with a seen-it-all deputy sheriff, played by Washington on the hunt for a serial killer. The sheriff has a nose for the “little things” that are helpful in putting clues together, but he’s got baggage and a willingness to cut corners that bristles with his younger partners.

John Lee Hancock is on board to direct his own screenplay.

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The story follows a burned-out Kern County deputy sheriff named Deke, played by Washington, who teams with a crack Lasd detective, Baxter, to reel in a wily serial killer. Deke’s nose for the “little things” proves eerily accurate,...

Jared Leto seems like the perfect actor to play a serial killer, right? No offense to Mr. Leto, but when you send your co-stars used condoms and dead rats when you’re starring in a superhero film, then it’s clear that you know how to tap into the darker side of life. So, it shouldn’t be terribly surprising that in the upcoming film “The Little Things,” we might be getting a glimpse at Leto going full-on creepy and murderous.

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Jared Leto is in talks to board the crime thriller The Little Things, joining stars Denzel Washington and Rami Malek.

The story follows Deke (Washington), a burned-out but gifted Kern County (California) deputy sheriff who teams with Baxter (Malek), a crack Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detective, to capture a serial killer.

Leto would be playing the serial killer.

The Blind Side filmmaker John Lee Hancock will write and direct the movie for Warner Bros.

Leto, who earned an Oscar for his role in Dallas Buyers Club, most recently wrapped filming on Sony's Morbius. He is ...

Jared Leto is in talks to board the crime thriller The Little Things, joining stars Denzel Washington and Rami Malek.

The story follows Deke (Washington), a burned-out but gifted Kern County (California) deputy sheriff who teams with Baxter (Malek), a crack Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detective, to capture a serial killer.

Leto would be playing the serial killer.

The Blind Side filmmaker John Lee Hancock will write and direct the movie for Warner Bros.

Leto, who earned an Oscar for his role in Dallas Buyers Club, most recently wrapped filming on Sony's Morbius. He is ...

“Bohemian Rhapsody” star Rami Malek is in talks to join Denzel Washington in Warner Bros.’ “The Little Things,” an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.

John Lee Hancock is directing the film that will begin production in September. Hancock also wrote the script, and Mark Johnson is producing.

Malek would star as a young detective who teams up with a deputy sheriff on the hunt for a serial killer.

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Malek most recently won an Oscar for his performance in “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which grossed over $900 million globally. His other recent credits include “Buster’s Mal Heart” and “Papillon,” and he still stars in the TV series “Mr. Robot.” Next, he will star in “The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle” and “Bond 25,” in which he is set to play the villain.