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Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer arrive at the premiere of their new film Encounter at the Directors Guild of America on Thursday Night (December 2) in Los Angeles.

Borderlands film.The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood on Monday, April 12. Commander Knoxx, who will be a “key character” in the upcoming film, is the daughter of General Knoxx, who first appeared in the Secret Armory Of General Knoxx DLC for the first Borderlands game according to Game Informer.Commander Knoxx will be portrayed by Indian-American actress Janina Gavankar, who is perhaps best known for her role as Iden Versio in Star Wars Battlefront II.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer“The Mandalorian” star Simon Kassianides is set to make his feature screenwriting debut.The actor, who plays Axe Woves on the hit Disney Plus Star Wars series, has sold the psychological thriller “The Weatherman” to U.K.-based production house Raw.The film is said to be female-led and in the vein of Christopher Nolan’s “Memento,” with elements of the Stephen King classic “Misery.” Raw’s notable credits include the heist drama “American Animals” and the documentary hit “Three Identical Strangers.” The company has just wrapped “Invasion,” a sci-fi project starring Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer.“Experiencing the immediate passion and support around this project at Raw is inspiring.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe upcoming Gotham PD series at HBO Max has found its new showrunner in Joe Barton, Variety has learned.Barton takes over as executive producer and showrunner on the untitled series from Terrence Winter, whose exit was reported in November. Barton previously created and wrote the BBC Two/Netflix drama series “Giri/Haji.” He also previously wrote the feature film “The Ritual.” Most recently he co-wrote the upcoming feature film “Invasion” starring Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer, which will be distributed by Amazon Studios. He is also set to write and executive produce the Netflix drama series “Half Bad,” based on the books by Sally Green.He is repped by ICM, Grandview, and Independent Talent Group.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Young actor Lucian-River Chauhan is set to play opposite Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer in Amazon Studios’ sci-fi thriller Invasion,  which is being directed by Michael Pearce.The film, written by Pearce and Joe Barton, follows two young brothers who go on the run with their father, a decorated Marine (Ahmed), who is trying to protect them from an unhuman threat. As the journey takes them in increasingly dangerous and unexpected directions, the boys will need to confront hard truths and leave their childhood behind.Amazon has worldwide rights to the project and will produce with Dimitri Doganis, Piers Vellacott and Derrin Schlesinger of UK-based production company, Raw.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Argo and Reprisal star Rory Cochrane is joining the cast of Amazon’s sci-fi thriller Invasion with Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer and Janina Gavankar.The film, which we revealed this summer, charts how two young brothers go on the run with their father, a decorated Marine, who is on a rescue mission to save his boys from a non-human threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous and unexpected directions, the boys need to confront hard truths and leave their childhoods behind.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorThe myth of Rakshasa is a bloodthirsty demon that makes mankind its prey, after being banished from the realm of the gods and forced to live among men. The project follows Gavankar and Schelling’s co-directed short film Stucco, which won the Special Jury Recognition for Creature Design prize at SXSW 2020 and has already been seen over 14M times online since its release in March.

Invasion.The Amazon-produced feature will be directed by Beast’s Michael Pearce and the script will be produced by Dimitri Doganis (Three Identical Strangers).The film will follow two young brothers on the run with their father (Ahmed), a decorated Marine, who is on a rescue mission to save his boys from an inhuman threat.They must come to grips with several hard truths about the world they live in, so they can leave their childhood behind.Production is slated to begin in the United States later this year, though no specifics about the filming were given.Spencer was nominated for an Emmy for Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker and voiced the Manticore in the Disney animated film Onward.

There is some exciting casting news for sci-fi fans coming from Amazon today. It’s been announced that Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer will star in the upcoming sci-fi thriller “Invasion.” The film is written and directed by promising new director Michael Pearce.

Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer have boarded a new thriller entitled Invasion, which is being set up at Amazon Studios.Amazon Studios will produce alongside Raw (American Animals) and U.K.-based financing company Film4, which has funded the development process.BAFTA-winning filmmaker Michael Pearce (Beast) is set to direct, from a script he co-wrote with Joe Barton (The Ritual).

Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer will star in a new film!

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer have been cast in Invasion, a sci-fi thriller pic from BAFTA-winning UK filmmaker Michael Pearce (Beast).I can also reveal that Amazon Studios has taken worldwide rights to the project and will produce alongside American Animals outfit Raw and UK funder Film4, which backed development.The script is written by Pearce with Joe Barton (The Ritual). It follows two young brothers who go on the run with their father, a decorated Marine, who is trying to protect them from an unhuman threat.