Further casting has been announced for the upcoming King Lear movie adaptation starring Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain, with Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage added into the mix.
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Dinklage, who rose to fame for his role as Tyrion Lannister in the HBO smash hit, has been cast as The Fool in the Bernard Rose-helmed project, titled Lear Rex.
He joins other newly announced cast members Ariana DeBose (West Side Story), who will play Cordelia, Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel), who will star as Regan, and LaKeith Stanfield (Judas and the Black Messiah), who will appear as Edmund.
Chris Messina (Argo), Ted Levine (The Silence of the Lambs), Danny Huston (The Constant Gardener), Matthew Jacobs (Bar America), Rhys Coiro (Entourage) and Stephen Dorff (Blade) have also joined the cast as Cornwall, Kent, Albany, Gloucester, Oswald and Poor Tom, respectively.
Peter Dinklage. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival
It was announced back in February that Pacino will star as the title character and Chastain as Goneril.
Producer Barry Navidi told Deadline at the time: "This project has been Al’s labour of love for over a decade. I am overjoyed to bring this amazing venture to the screen with Bernard Rose’s brilliant adaptation and bold unique vision.
"I am so excited to team up again with Jess since Pacino’s Wilde Salome.”
Rose (Immortal Beloved) added: "Al and I are going to make a bold, cinematic Lear that will be as accessible moving and powerful as the play was for its original audiences. I am thrilled to have Jessica Chastain join us on this journey."
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