Australian actress Samara Weaving is gathering quite the list of credits in a short time with the Blumhouse horror-comedy “Ready or Not,” playing the daughter of Alex Winter‘s Bill in “Bill & Ted Face The Music,” and has taken the role of Scarlett in Paramount Pictures‘ “G.I. Joe” franchise reboot “Snake Eyes.” Another high-profile project, Weaving, has joined Damien Chazelle‘s 1920s Hollywood film “Babylon,” according to Deadline.
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The drama focuses on Hollywood’s transition from silent films to “talkies,” a project that will most likely be heading towards awards consideration, and the cast Chazelle is assembling is exceptional. “Babylon”s impressive cast already has Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Katherine Waterston, Diego Calva, Jovan Adepo, and Li Jun Li on the call sheet.
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Other additions mentioned in the report are “Spiral” actor Max Minghella and Red Hot Chili Peppers musician/actor Flea, who had a minor role in Edgar Wright‘s “Baby Driver.” Along with Rory Scovel, Lukas Haas, Eric Roberts, P.J. Byrne, and Damon Gupton.
Margot Robbie replaced Emma Stone, who had been originally cast as the female lead. “Babylon” will be released on Christmas Day 2022 by Paramount Pictures.
The holiday release date will boost the film’s awards chances. Damien Chazelle’s previous films “Whiplash,” “La La Land,” and “First Man” all received Oscar nominations, and having “Babylon” focusing on the film industry tends to do exceptionally well with Oscar voters. You only have to look at recent examples such as Quentin Tarantino‘s love letter to late 60s Hollywood “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” and David Fincher‘s exploration of the creation of “Citizen Kane” with his Gary Oldman film “Mank.”