Hannah Waddinghamhas signed on to the Universal action thriller,The Fall Guy, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.Based on the 1980sLee MajorsTV show, but with a twist, theDrew Pearce-written script focuses on a long-past-his-prime stuntman, played byRyan Gosling,who ends up getting hired again to work with his former partner,Aaron Taylor-Johnson, only for the star to go missing.
TheTed Lassostar is playing the producer of the stunt-filled movie, which finds itself in trouble after the disappearance of its lead actor. She joinsEmily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Stephanie HsuandWinston Dukein the feature, whileDavid Leitchis in the director’s chair for the bombastic flick, with shooting currently underway in Australia.
Blunt has been cast in the role of a prosthetic makeup artist working on the film, who has previously been romantically involved with Gosling’s stuntman.Duke plays the stuntman’s long-suffering best friend, while Hsu is playing the part of the missing movie star’s personal assistant. Leitch boarded the film after overseeingBullet Trainfor Sony Pictures, which was a box office success, grossing $239.3 million. His other previous films includeAtomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, and he co-directed the originalJohn WickalongsideChad Stahelski.Writer Pearce was the writer onIron Man 3, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation(story),andHobbs & Shaw,and directed his debut featureHotel Artemisin 2018.
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Waddingham has had a breakout few years since joiningTed Lasso.Having received immense critical acclaim for portrayal of AFC Richmond owner Rebecca Welton in the Apple TV+ show, she was commended with two Emmy nominations (and one win), and wins for Critics' Choice Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the best ensemble, which includes starJason Sudeikis.
In addition, Waddingham has also featured recently on Netflix’sSex Education, which is returning for its fourth season soon, as well as joining the all-star cast of the new animated adaptation of the world’s grumpiest cat,Garfield.And, as if that wasn’t enough, she appeared fabulously inHocus Pocus 2for Disney+, where she played Mother Witch, the spellcaster who gave the infamous Sanderson sisters their magical abilities.
With a fantastic cast on board, and a director/writer duo who have shown themselves more than capable of bring crowdpleasing action on a blockbuster scale, Universal will have high hopes for the film which they expect will be a strong performer on their spring schedule in 2024.
