Teddy Lasso‘s Hannah Waddingham is the newest addition to the cast of upcoming action figures from Universal The Autumn Man, deadline can confirm. The actress joins a cast led by Ryan Gosling, which also includes Emily Blunt and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, as previously announced.
The film, currently in production in Australia, is inspired by the classic 1980s television series of the same name, created by Glen A. Larson. Details of Waddingham’s plot and role are classified.
David Leitch (express train) Directed from a script by Drew Pearce, Kelly McCormick and Leitch produced for 87North, with Guymon Casady for Entertainment 360 and Gosling. Pearce and Geoff Shaevitz are executive producers, with executive vice president of production Matt Reilly and director of development Tony Ducret overseeing the project on behalf of Universal.
Waddingham is an Emmy winner and two-time nominee, best known for her role as AFC Richmond owner Rebecca Welton in the hit Apple TV+ series. Teddy Lasso. Other notable credits are HBO’s game of thrones and that of Netflix Sex education. The actress recently in Hocus Pocus 2 for Disney+ and will appear in the series thereafter tom jones for PBS’ masterpiece. Other upcoming projects include Dan Harmon’s series Krapopolis for Fox and the Animated Garfield Video by Alcon Entertainment.
of Waddingham The Autumn Man The casting was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter. The actress is repped by CAA, Creative Artists Management in the UK and Atlas Artists.
Writer: Matt Grobar
Source: Deadline
