Bong Joon Ho’s follow-up film to his Oscar-winning “Parasite” is gaining quite the ensemble, as sources tell Deadline that Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo (whose deals are in final negotiations), along with Naomi Ackie, are joining Robert Pattinson in Bong’s next feature at Warner Bros. The untitled film is based on the novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton. The book was published in February by St. Martin, a Macmillan imprint. While the film will be inspired by the novel, sources say that given Bong’s past experiences with adaptations, his version might ultimately may be different from the novel’s. The novel’s story follows Mickey7, who is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim. Whenever there’s a mission that’s too dangerous—even suicidal—the crew turns to Mickey. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact. After six deaths, Mickey7 understands the terms of his deal…and why it was the only colonial position unfilled when he took it. The Warner Bros. Pictures feature marks Bong’s second project with Warner Bros.

Screencaptures from the first episode of “The Staircase” have been added to the photo gallery, with many thanks to our chief screencapper Jess :-) Spoiler warning ahead, although I’m sure most of us watching the series have watched the documentary at some point before. Earlier today, Variety has confirmed that Toni will be considered in the outstanding lead actress in a limited series category by HBO Max for the Primetime Emmys, whose nominations will be announced in July, so fingers crossed.

Screencaptures from episodes 3 to 8 of “Pieces of Her” have been added to the photo gallery, which means our coverage on the series is now complete. Once again, big thanks to my friend Jess for spending so much time to help me make this site such a complete source. It means a lot. Up next: “The Staircase” screencaptures.

Lots of additional behind-the-scenes videos to promote the weekly episode’s of “The Staircase” have been added, including an “Inside the Episode” featurette including interviews with Colin Firth and Toni Collette, featurettes on the production sites and television spots. Screencaptures from the promotional interviews have been added as well. Among the many positive reviews for the HBO series, this one might be my favorite:

In just two measly minutes, Toni Collette’s staggering work in The Staircase managed to blow her petrifying performances in Hereditary and The Sixth Sense out of the water. Her characters in those films became standouts in her career because Collette has always been disturbingly good at portraying how the challenges of motherhood and the instinct to protect your children war with the interference of the supernatural. But in The Staircase, she manages to say even more with less screen time. (The Daily Beast, Coleman Spide, May 11, 2022)

The first three episode of “The Staircase” are now availabe on HBO Max in the US and on Sky in Europe. To promote the series, Toni Collette and Colin Firth have participated in a virtual press junket earlier this week. Clips from Sunrise on Seven, E! News and Entertainment Tonight have been added to the video archive, alongside a compilation of interviews for various reviewers and online sites.

While Toni has rarely been overexposed in the promotional circuit for her work, it comes as a great surprise she’s front and center in this week’s press for the upcoming premiere of “The Staircase” on May 5. Cover stories from the British TV & Satellite Week and the Australian Foxtel have been added alongside more reviews and interviews (don’t get too happy about all the new interviews, it’s always the same :-) For a complete overview of all added scans, have a look at the list below.