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Will Poulter is finally addressing the memes on social media that compare him to Sid Phillips, the bully from Toy Story. The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 actor recalled in an interview that he was mistaken for the animated character that was voiced in the Disney-Pixar film by Erik von Detten.…

EXCLUSIVE: Black Bear International and UTA Independent Film Group have launched world sales on On Swift Horses, the buzzy project we told you about two months ago starring Daisy Edgar-Jones (Where The Crawdads Sing), Jacob Elordi (Euphoria), Will Poulter (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), Diego Calva (Baby…

EXCLUSIVE: Ley Line Entertainment and FirstGen Content have set an all-star ensemble for its co-production of On Swift Horses as Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva and Sasha Calle are on board to star. Daniel Minahan is on to direct with Peter Spears and FirstGen’s Mollye Asher…

For many who tuned into Hulu’s Dopesick — the eight-part series about the country’s worst drug epidemic — it probably marked the first time they heard of the Sackler family and the role their pharmaceutical company played. It was a responsibility that both creator Danny Strong (Recount, Game Change) and the cast…

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired U.S. rights to the musical crime drama The Score, starring Will Poulter (Dopesick), Johnny Flynn (The Outfit), Naomi Ackie (Master of None) and Lydia Wilson (Flack). The Anthem Sports & Entertainment Company plans to release the feature directorial debut of writer-director…

EXCLUSIVE: Here's your first look at footage from The Score, a musical heist movie with an all-star British cast that premiered at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on Monday. Will Poulter, Johnny Flynn, Naomi Ackie and Lydia Wilson lead the pic, which is directed by Malachi Smyth (Sentinel). The story combines a…

EXCLUSIVE: After teasing his appearance at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Adam Warlock looks ready to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the next installment of the hit franchise. Sources tell Deadline that Will Poulter has landed the role of Warlock in Marvel’s anticipated sequel. James Gunn is…

The Revenant star Will Poulter and Bohemian Rhapsody's Lucy Boynton are to lead the cast of Hugh Laurie's three-part adaptation of Agatha Christie's murder-mystery Why Didn't They Ask Evans?. Deadline revealed that The Night Manager and House star was behind the adaptation in April and the series is starting…

EXCLUSIVE: Will Poulter is set as a series regular opposite Michael Keaton, Kaitlyn Dever and Peter Sarsgaard in Dopesick, Hulu's eight-episode limited series based on Beth Macy's bestselling book. The project is from The Handmaid's Tale executive producer Warren Littlefield and Touchstone Television. Written by Danny…

Will Poulter, who had joined Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings TV series in September, has had to exit due to scheduling conflicts, Deadline has confirmed. Poulter had been in negotiations for a role, but his casting was never confirmed by Amazon. The streamer recently moved ahead with an early Season 2 renewal for the…

Young British actor Will Poulter (the Maze Runner franchise) is poised to star on Amazon Studios' high-profile The Lord of the Rings TV series, Deadline has learned. Amazon would not comment. The series hails from writers JD Payne and Patrick McKay and director Juan Antonio (J.A.) Bayona. Set in Middle-earth, it will…

We had just one movie grabbing attention over the holiday weekend, Spider-Man: Far From Home. which had Spidey and his high school friends taking on a European summer excursion that turns pretty lethal at points. But there was another opening that I just caught up with a couple of days ago that also is about some…