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Tony McNamara, creator of Hulu series The Great, is staying in the Disney family.

Yorgos Lanthimos is a filmmaker that loves to surprise audiences. Whether it’s his unique tone, a somewhat absurd premise, or his eclectic casts, a Yorgos Lanthimos film is always going to be a fun experience.

Academy Award nominee Mark Ruffalo has joined Emma Stone in the cast of “Poor Things,” the next film from “The Favourite” director Yorgos Lanthimos, Searchlight Pictures announced Friday.Willem Dafoe has also joined the film that’s set up at Searchlight and Film4. Lanthimos’ film is an adaptation of the novel “Poor Things” by Alasdair Grey.

Is there an actor working today that makes better career decisions than Mark Ruffalo? Even when you think something isn’t such a great choice or is a bit mind-boggling, such as when he accepted the role of Bruce Banner (aka The Hulk) in “The Avengers” so soon after Edward Norton rebooted the character, things turn out to work better than anyone could have imagined.

Yorgos Lanthimos is not a filmmaker that goes for the most obvious things. His films are always unique in their dialogue, story, and casting.

EXCLUSIVE: Golden Globe winning actor Ramy Youssef is in negotiations to board Poor Things, Searchlight and Film4’s reteam with The Favourite filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and star Emma Stone. 

Well, it appears the rumors are true. Yorgos Lanthimos has found his next picture, and it will reunite him with “The Favorite” star Emma Stone.

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Also Read: CAA to Keep LA, New York and Nashville Offices Closed Until 2021He represents several directors including Lucy Tcherniak, Alexander Payne, Jonathan Entwistle, Yorgos Lanthimos, The Duffer Brothers, Cory Finley, JD Dillard, Leigh Whannell, Zack Snyder and Francis Lawrence, and seeks to amplify the voices of underrepresented communities by working with BIPOC artists like Heather Rae, Steven Yuen, Zazie Beetz, Lee Isaac Chung, Simu Liu, Melina Matsoukas, Aneesh Chaganty, Natalie Morales,

Will Thorne Staff WriterDuring several weeks of rehearsal in the build-up to shooting “The Favourite,” the core cast members, including Nicholas Hoult, would run scenes, play acting games and dance, while director Yorgos Lanthimos and writer Tony McNamara looked on.

After making a detour over at Hulu, with the fun new satire, “The Great,” writer Tony McNamara is ready to reteam with filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos on another new project, an upcoming film titled “The Hawkline Monster.” READ MORE: Yorgos Lanthimos In Negotiations To Direct A New Feature Film, ‘The Hawkline Monster’ According to THR, McNamara has signed on to adapt the novel, “The Hawkline Monster,” for a new film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.

By Tom Grater