Woodard, Collette Join Gordon-Levitt's Netflix AI
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- Alfre Woodard, Toni Collette, Chloe Coleman, and Sagar Radia have joined the cast of Joseph Gordon-Levitt's AI thriller for Netflix, joining previously announced Rachel McAdams, Joel Edgerton, Jeff Daniels, Nnamdi Asomugha, and Caleb McLaughlin.
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt is directing from a script he co-wrote with Kieran Fitzgerald, with both sharing 'story by' credit with Natasha Lyonne.
- Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman's T-Street is producing the film, which Netflix acquired last fall.
- Woodard most recently starred in Netflix's Duffer Brothers-produced sci-fi series The Boroughs and Apple TV's The Last Frontier, and is a Golden Globe and Emmy winner.
- Collette is known for Hereditary, Knives Out, and Wayward, with upcoming projects including Morten Tyldum's drama Ibelin and the comedic thriller Fangs with Joel Edgerton.
- Coleman has credits in Big Little Lies, Avatar: The Way of Water, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and the My Spy films, with the Taylor Sheridan-penned F.A.S.T. upcoming.
- Radia is best known for playing investment bank VP Rishi Ramdani in HBO's Industry; character details and the film's plot remain under wraps.
Why it matters: The film brings together a heavyweight cast spanning Oscar/Emmy/Globe pedigree for a Netflix AI thriller from a prestige production outfit (T-Street), positioning Netflix to add another high-profile genre title to its slate. The collaboration between Gordon-Levitt, Fitzgerald, and Natasha Lyonne signals a notable creative pairing, while T-Street's involvement connects it to Rian Johnson's brand of twist-driven storytelling.
