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Natascha McElhone and Bokeem Woodbine have been cast in Showtime’s upcoming Halo series!

The 49-year-old Designated Survivor actress and the 46-year-old Fargo actor will both star in the nine-episode adaptation of the hit video game, Variety reports.

Rounding out the cast are Shabana Azmi, Bentley Kalu, Natasha Culzac, and Kate Kennedy.

They join already announced show lead Pablo Schreiber and Yerin Ha.

Natascha will play two characters: Dr. Catherine Halsey, “the creator of the Spartan supersoldiers,” and Cortana, “the most advanced AI in human history, and potentially the key to the survival of the human race.”

Bokeem will portray Soren-066, “a privateer at the fringes of human civilization whose fate will bring him into conflict with his former military masters and his old friend, the Master Chief.”

Shabana will play Admiral Margaret Parangosky, “the head of the Office of Naval Intelligence.” Bentley will portray Spartan Vannak-134, “a cybernetically augmented supersoldier conscripted at childhood who serves as the defacto deputy to the Master Chief.” Natasha will play Spartan Riz-028, “a focused, professional and deadly, cybernetically enhanced killing machine.” Kate will portray Spartan Kai-125, “a courageous, curious, and deadly Spartan supersoldier.”

Halo will start production later this year in Budapest and is set to premiere in the first quarter of 2021!

Sean Penn walks the red carpet with co-star Natascha McElhone at the premiere of their new Hulu series The First on Wednesday (September 12) in Los Angeles.

The actors were joined at the event by their co-stars Melissa George, LisaGay Hamilton, Hannah Ware, Oded Fehr, Keiko Agena, and Tracie Thoms.

The First follows the first human mission to Mars and it will debut on the streaming service this Friday (September 14). All of the episodes will be made available at once!

FYI: Melissa is wearing a Schiaparelli Couture dress.

Hulu’s The First is debuting later this year, and the teaser trailer has just arrived!

The show, which stars Sean Penn, is a near-future drama about a crew of astronauts attempting to become the first humans on Mars.

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Under the direction of visionary aerospace magnate Laz Ingram (Natascha McElhone), the crew contends with peril and personal sacrifice as they undertake the greatest pioneering feat in human history.

The show also co-stars LisaGay Hamilton, Hannah Ware, Keiko Agena, Rey Lucas, James Ransone, Anna Jacoby-Heron, Brian Lee Franklin and Oded Fehr.

Watch the teaser trailer for The First below!

Sean Penn is leading the upcoming Hulu series The First and the streaming service has dropped first look photos!

The near-future drama about a crew of astronauts attempting to become the first humans on Mars. Under the direction of visionary aerospace magnate Laz Ingram (Natascha McElhone), the crew contends with peril and personal sacrifice as they undertake the greatest pioneering feat in human history.

The First was written and executive produced by Beau Willimon, the creator of House of Cards.

The series will premiere on Friday, September 14.

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers walks the red carpet at the screening of his movie London Town during the 2016 BFI London Film Festival on Tuesday (October 11) at Haymarket Cinema in London, England.

The 39-year-old actor was joined by co-stars Dougray Scott (with wife Claire Forlani), Natascha McElhone, and Daniel Huttlestone.

While on the carpet, Jonathan opened up about possible returning to the Mission: Impossible franchise.

“I like Tom. He’s a really, really nice man and a really hard worker. Actually, I’ve been in the industry 24 years and I doubt I’ve met anyone who works as hard as Tom Cruise. Nobody has approached me, but I’d never say never,” Jonathan said. “I had a great experience with Tom on Mission: Impossible III and so I recommend any actor do a Mission: Impossible. They’re a lot of fun.”

The movie is out now in the U.S. via IFC Films.

David Duchovny and his Californication co-star Natascha McElhone heat up the September 2012 cover of Los Angeles Confidential.

Here is what the 52-year-old actor had to share with the mag:

On how his character impacts his personal life: “I’ve never been the kind of actor who has to live a certain way in order to play a certain guy, so there hasn’t been any of that. It made me less frantic artistically, trying to show something, trying to prove something. Being able to succeed in this role comedically-and so different from The X Files-made me less insecure, less irritable and more aware of what I can do. Rather than saying, ‘Hey, I’m funny, guys! I’m funny. I’m funny,’ just going and being able to do it meant a lot to me, as a professional and as a person.”

On how he thinks Californication will end: “Part of me wants to get to repercussions. I don’t think Hank is going to die, but I always wanted him to die. I thought that would be a great way to end the show: It just catches up with him, eventually. My image was that he was going to marry Karen on his deathbed, basically, and that he was going to get it all. And not be able to enjoy it.”

For more on David, visit LAConfidentialMagazine.com!

Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, and Brendan Fraser strike a pose together at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival after party for Whole Lotta Sole held at Anchor Bar early Sunday (April 22) in New York City.

The 41-year-old actress also met up with Californication‘s Natascha McElhone at the after party.

Whole Lotta Sole is a comedy featuring Brendan. The film premiered at this year’s festival and centers on a botched fish market robbery that leads to the involvement of the local police and a gangster out for revenge.

FYI: Jennifer is wearing a blazer and clutch both by Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière.