News surrounding new projects for Netflix has been coming out left and right and today is no different! In some very exciting casting and creative team-based news,Laura DernandLiam Hemsworthwere tapped to star in the streaming service’s upcoming romantic film,Lonely Planet. And, somehow, it gets even better. Academy Award nominee and three-time Emmy nominee,Susannah Grant, has also signed her name on the dotted line to write and direct.
While plot details are being kept under wraps, we do know that the story will take place in Morocco. However, mum’s the word on exactly who Dern and Hemsworth will be portraying and if or how their characters will cross paths. While this isn’t a lot of news to go off of, with Netflix’s track record of bringing its customers some of the best content around, there’s no doubt thatLonely Planetwill be the same.
Without a release date anywhere in sight, fans may be jonesing for their next fix of the names so far attached to the production. For Dern, followers will see her very soon taking on the world of dinosaurs once again inJurassic World Dominion. Tossing the archeology boots of her long-running character, Dr. Ellie Sattler, back on, she’ll join herJurassic Parkco-starsJeff GoldblumandSam Neillin her firstJurassic Parkfranchise film since 2001. The last few years have been kind to the actress as in 2020 she nabbed her first Academy Award for her performance inMarriage Story. Her credit sheet is unfathomable, having appeared in just about every genre over the last 30 odd years. Raking in accolades left and right, Dern has received awards for projects includingBig Little Lies,Afterburn, andEnlightened.
RELATED:Kristen Wiig to Star in ‘Mrs. American Pie’ at Apple TV+, With Laura Dern Executive Producing
An Emmy nominated performer, Hemsworth’s latest film project was the neo-noir thriller,Arkansas. An adaptation of the novel of the same name written byJohn Brandon, the movie would see Hemsworth starring opposite the likes ofVince Vaughn,Vivica A. Fox, andJohn Malkovich. Though it’s surely been hard to shake his persona as Gale inThe Hunger Gamesfranchise, the actor has held down celebrated roles in a slew of features over the years includingThe DuelandIndependence Day: Resurgence. OutsideLonely Planet, Hemsworth can next be seen in theRussell Crowedirected flick,Poker Face.
As for Grant, who will also joinLonely Planetas a producer, she most recently found massive success in the Netflix series,Unbelievable. Leading a team of actors includingTony Collette,Merritt Wever, andKaitlyn Dever, Grant took the helm of the true-crime series as its showrunner, writer, director, and executive producer. A woman who truly needs no introduction (but we’ll give it to her anyway), Grant is the mind behind some of the film industry’s biggest hits, using her writing skills on productions includingErin Brokovich,The Soloist, andIn Her Shoes. Currently, theCatch and Releasewriter and director is hard at work on executive producing FX’s upcoming series,Fleishman Is in Trouble.
While we could go on and on about the accomplishments and background of the newly announced additions to Netflix’sLonely Planet, we’ll leave it there. Although no more news is available pertaining to the new series at this time, stay tuned to Collider for updates as they roll in!
