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Nick Jonas, Rhys Darby, Danny DeVito, Lamorne Morris Returning For Sony’s New ‘Jumanji’ Movie

Bebe Neuwirth, Danny DeVito, Lamorne Morris, Marin Hinkle, Nick Jonas and Rhys Darby are also on the call sheet for production, which began this week in Los Angeles with director Jake Kasdan

TV Line

A 'Breaking Bad' Actor Almost Played 'The Office's' Michael Scott

The actor made Michael into the best character on The Office, but another performer came remarkably close to playing the Dunder Mifflin regional manager — the great Bob Odenkirk was one of the finalists to play Michael Scott.

Variety

‘Steve’ Breakout Jay Lycurgo Signs With CAA

Jay Lycurgo, the rising British talent who turned heads for his performance in Netflix drama Steve, has signed with CAA.

Deadline

‘Wicked: For Good’ Casting Director Calls Marissa Bode “A Real Find” As Roundtable Dives Into Intricacies Of Casting – Contenders Los Angeles

In conversation at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles, Telsey, who has worked on the stage version of Wicked for the past 20-plus years, stressed how Nessarose had never been played by an actress who uses a wheelchair.