Clark Backo, best known for “The Changeling” and “Letterkenny,” has joined the cast of Sony and Marvel’s “Venom 3.”
The Tom Hardy-starring threequel, which is set to hit theaters on Nov. 8, also features Juno Temple and Chiwetel Ejiofor in undisclosed roles. Similarly, character details for Backo are being kept under wraps.
Kelly Marcel helms the antihero movie in her feature directorial debut, and wrote the screenplay from a story she developed with Hardy. The duo, who also developed the first two “Venom” installments, return to produce the film alongside Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal and Hutch Parker.
Reps for Sony and Backo did not immediately respond to request for comment on her casting.
Backo most recently starred opposite Lakeith Stanfield on Apple TV+ limited series “The Changeling,” paying Emma, wife to Stanfield’s Apollo and a new mom who is suffering emotionally and vanishes without a trace.
The Tom Hardy-starring threequel, which is set to hit theaters on Nov. 8, also features Juno Temple and Chiwetel Ejiofor in undisclosed roles. Similarly, character details for Backo are being kept under wraps.
Kelly Marcel helms the antihero movie in her feature directorial debut, and wrote the screenplay from a story she developed with Hardy. The duo, who also developed the first two “Venom” installments, return to produce the film alongside Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, Amy Pascal and Hutch Parker.
Reps for Sony and Backo did not immediately respond to request for comment on her casting.
Backo most recently starred opposite Lakeith Stanfield on Apple TV+ limited series “The Changeling,” paying Emma, wife to Stanfield’s Apollo and a new mom who is suffering emotionally and vanishes without a trace.
- 2/20/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Clark Backo, recently seen as the female lead opposite Lakeith Stanfield in Apple TV+’s The Changeling, has signed with Linden Entertainment for management.
For her role in The Changeling as the wife of Stanfield’s Apollo, a new mom who is suffering emotionally and vanishes without a trace, Backo earned a 2024 Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Breakthrough Performance.
In TV, Backo is also known for her work in the Starz series The Girlfriend Experience, ABC/Netflix’s Designated Survivor, the CW’s Supernatural and the Canadian hit comedy Letterkenny. Additionally, she can be seen in Netflix’s 21 Thunder, Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, CBC’s Shoot The Messenger, Netflix’s Hemlock Grove and National Geographic’s The Hot Zone.
Backo’s film credits include Jason Orley’s Amazon film I Want You Back, starring Charlie Day and Jenny Slate, Blumhouse feature Seven in Heaven and indies No Running and Confessions.
For her role in The Changeling as the wife of Stanfield’s Apollo, a new mom who is suffering emotionally and vanishes without a trace, Backo earned a 2024 Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Breakthrough Performance.
In TV, Backo is also known for her work in the Starz series The Girlfriend Experience, ABC/Netflix’s Designated Survivor, the CW’s Supernatural and the Canadian hit comedy Letterkenny. Additionally, she can be seen in Netflix’s 21 Thunder, Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, CBC’s Shoot The Messenger, Netflix’s Hemlock Grove and National Geographic’s The Hot Zone.
Backo’s film credits include Jason Orley’s Amazon film I Want You Back, starring Charlie Day and Jenny Slate, Blumhouse feature Seven in Heaven and indies No Running and Confessions.
- 2/20/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Dianne Doan (Warrior) and Connor Paolo (Revenge) have been cast as leads in Better Half, a surreal romantic comedy marking the feature directorial debut of Patrick Henry Phelan.
Pic’s plot is being kept under wraps, but it’s describe as a stylized feature set in Joshua Tree, CA.
Better Half hails from StudioFest, a festival program that awards its winners the opportunity to produce a feature film. Charles Irving Beale and Jess Jacklin lead the initiative and will exec produce.
“We are so excited to bring Connor and Dianne together for our movie,” said Phelan, “and hope audiences will have as much fun watching it as we’re having making it.”
Doan portrays lead Mai Ling in the Cinemax series Warrior. She’s also known for turns on the TV side in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Good Trouble, Disney Channel’s Descendants franchise, Vikings and more. The actress will next appear alongside Nina Dobrev,...
Pic’s plot is being kept under wraps, but it’s describe as a stylized feature set in Joshua Tree, CA.
Better Half hails from StudioFest, a festival program that awards its winners the opportunity to produce a feature film. Charles Irving Beale and Jess Jacklin lead the initiative and will exec produce.
“We are so excited to bring Connor and Dianne together for our movie,” said Phelan, “and hope audiences will have as much fun watching it as we’re having making it.”
Doan portrays lead Mai Ling in the Cinemax series Warrior. She’s also known for turns on the TV side in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Good Trouble, Disney Channel’s Descendants franchise, Vikings and more. The actress will next appear alongside Nina Dobrev,...
- 11/8/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Dark Castle Entertainment, HanWay Films and Ingenious Media have partnered on horror film “Seance,” directed by Simon Barrett and starring Suki Waterhouse.
Set in an all-girls boarding school haunted by a vengeful spirit, Waterhouse plays Camille, a young woman who arrives at the Fairfield Academy following one of the student’s untimely and violent death.
Dark Castle, HanWay and Ingenious are jointly producing together with Addictive Picture’s John Schoenfelder, Russell Ackerman and with Tomas Deckaj. Alex Mace is producing and Hal Sadoff will executive produce for Dark Castle. The film is fully funded by Dark Castle, HanWay and Ingenious. Dark Castle and HanWay have retained worldwide rights and will commence sales at the upcoming American Film Market.
“Seance” is based on a screenplay by Barrett and marks the third collaboration between the filmmaker and HanWay, who have also worked closely on Barrett’s films “The Guest” and “You’re Next,...
Set in an all-girls boarding school haunted by a vengeful spirit, Waterhouse plays Camille, a young woman who arrives at the Fairfield Academy following one of the student’s untimely and violent death.
Dark Castle, HanWay and Ingenious are jointly producing together with Addictive Picture’s John Schoenfelder, Russell Ackerman and with Tomas Deckaj. Alex Mace is producing and Hal Sadoff will executive produce for Dark Castle. The film is fully funded by Dark Castle, HanWay and Ingenious. Dark Castle and HanWay have retained worldwide rights and will commence sales at the upcoming American Film Market.
“Seance” is based on a screenplay by Barrett and marks the third collaboration between the filmmaker and HanWay, who have also worked closely on Barrett’s films “The Guest” and “You’re Next,...
- 10/22/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Hulu and AwesomenessTV have set the cast for their upcoming horror series Light as a Feather. Liana Liberato (To the Bone) will play McKenna, Haley Ramm (Seven in Heaven) is Violet, Ajiona Alexus (13 Reasons Why) is Candace, Brianne Tju (Scream) is Alex, Peyton List (Bunk’d) is Olivia, Dylan Sprayberry (Teen Wolf) is Henry, Jordan Rodrigues (Lady Bird) is Trey, Brent Rivera (Alexander Irl) is Issac, and Dorian Brown Pham (Wilfred) plays Deb. See cast photos below.
Production began today in Los Angeles on the 10-episode, straight-to-series supernatural thriller from AwesomenessTV, Wattpad and Kelsey Grammer’s Grammnet (Girlfriends). Nased on a story by Zoe Aarsen that has more than 2.9M reads on Wattpad, is created and executive produced by R. Lee Fleming Jr..
The logline: An innocent game of “Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board” goes wrong when the five teen girls who played start dying off in...
Production began today in Los Angeles on the 10-episode, straight-to-series supernatural thriller from AwesomenessTV, Wattpad and Kelsey Grammer’s Grammnet (Girlfriends). Nased on a story by Zoe Aarsen that has more than 2.9M reads on Wattpad, is created and executive produced by R. Lee Fleming Jr..
The logline: An innocent game of “Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board” goes wrong when the five teen girls who played start dying off in...
- 6/4/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Hulu has unveiled the ensemble of budding actors and social media stars set to headline Light As A Feather -- a tween horror series that was conceived on Wattpad by the writer Zoe Aarsen, and which is being adapted into a television series by AwesomenessTV.
Twenty-year-old Brent Rivera, who rose to fame on Vine and also starred in the YouTube Premium feature film Alexander Irl, will appear in Light As A Feather alongside Liana Liberato (To The Bone), Haley Ramm (Seven In Heaven), Ajiona Alexus (13 Reasons Why), Brianne Tju (MTV’s Scream), Peyton List (YouTube Premium's The Thinning), Dylan Sprayberry (Teen Wolf), Jordan Rodrigues (Ladybird), and Dorian Brown Pham (Wilfred).
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Twenty-year-old Brent Rivera, who rose to fame on Vine and also starred in the YouTube Premium feature film Alexander Irl, will appear in Light As A Feather alongside Liana Liberato (To The Bone), Haley Ramm (Seven In Heaven), Ajiona Alexus (13 Reasons Why), Brianne Tju (MTV’s Scream), Peyton List (YouTube Premium's The Thinning), Dylan Sprayberry (Teen Wolf), Jordan Rodrigues (Ladybird), and Dorian Brown Pham (Wilfred).
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- 6/4/2018
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
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