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‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson in Talks to Lead Splashy Netflix Action Movie ‘Maelstrom’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Matt Donnelly Verified
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Home Film News Jul 14, 2026 10:11am PT "Carry-On" helmer Jaume Collet-Serra will direct; Jeff Robinov to produce Getty A hot action movie package is coming together at Netflix, multiple sources told Variety, one roughly 33 years in the making. “Reacher” and “War Machine” star Alan Ritchson is in negotiations to topline “Maelstrom,” a spec originally sold to Warner Bros. in 1993 by prolific producer Jeff Robinov when he was an agent.
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Carey Mulligan Joins Billie Eilish in ‘The Bell Jar’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Matt Donnelly Verified
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Home Film News Jul 14, 2026 9:04am PT Getty Fresh off her Emmy nomination for the second season of “Beef,” Carey Mulligan has joined the cast of Focus Features’ “The Bell Jar.” The project will mark the film acting debut of global pop star Billie Eilish. While the studio has not formally announced the project, sources told Variety that Mulligan will play Mrs. Greenwood — mother to Eilish’s protagonist Esther Greenwood in the adaptation of the famed Sylvia Plath novel.
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Carey Mulligan Joins Billie Eilish in ‘The Bell Jar’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Matt Donnelly Verified
| Yahoo News UK Verified
Fresh off her Emmy nomination for the second season of "Beef," Carey Mulligan has joined the cast of Focus Features' "The Bell Jar." The project will mark the film acting debut of global pop star Billie Eilish. While the studio has not formally announced the project, sources told Variety that Mulligan will play Mrs. Greenwood — mother to Eilish's protagonist Esther Greenwood in the adaptation of the famed Sylvia Plath novel. Sarah Polley ("Women Talking") will direct.
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