{"id":656813,"date":"2026-06-25T03:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/656813\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T03:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:16:19","slug":"daniels-universal-event-film-adds-four-to-cast-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/656813\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniels Universal Event Film Adds Four To Cast (EXCLUSIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tEXCLUSIVE:\u00a0Daniels<\/a>, the Oscar-winning filmmaking duo consisting of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, has added four to the cast of its untitled Universal event film, sources tell Deadline: Silvia Dionicio<\/a> (Task), Jackson Kelly<\/a> (Imperfect Women), Kerrice Brooks<\/a> (My Old Ass), and Thalia Dudek<\/a> (Better Man).<\/p>\n

\n\tReps for Universal declined comment. Both the film\u2019s logline and all character details are being kept under wraps. Other previously announced cast members include Matt Damon, Sandra Oh, Charles Melton, and Sean Kaufman.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile Damon is essentially the lead of the film, sources say the younger ensemble the Daniels have been auditioning for the last several weeks will have equal footing opposite the Oscar winner, with Kaufman being the lead of that group.<\/p>\n

\n\tKwan and Scheinert will direct from their own script and produce alongside Jonathan Wang through their company Playgrounds\u2019 overall deal with Universal. Executive VP Production Development Sara Scott and Director of Production Development Jacqueline Garell will oversee for Universal. The film has been slated for release on November 19, 2027.<\/p>\n

\n\tDionicio is perhaps best known for her turn as Mark Ruffalo\u2019s adopted daughter in Brad Ingelsby\u2019s lauded HBO series\u00a0Task. She\u2019ll next be seen in Netflix\u2019s YA drama\u00a0Poser\u00a0from creator Lauren Iungerich, with additional TV credits including\u00a0Chicago P.D.,\u00a0FBI: Most Wanted\u00a0and\u00a0Wu-Tang: An American Saga. She is represented by CAA, Ikigai Management & Media, and Granderson Des Rochers.<\/p>\n

\n\tRecently seen on shows like\u00a0Imperfect Women\u00a0and\u00a0The Pitt, Kelly\u2019s other credits include the series\u00a0Teacup\u00a0and\u00a0Chucky, the Hulu horror film\u00a0Carved, Searchlight\/Hulu\u2019s\u00a0The Greatest Hits,\u00a0and AMC\u2019s\u00a0Lucky Hank. He\u2019ll next be seen in A24\u2019s Zac Efron film\u00a0Famous\u00a0and Netflix\u2019s coming-of-age drama series\u00a0The Body\u00a0from Quinn Shephard. He is repped by Gersh and 11:11 Entertainment.<\/p>\n

\n\tWith credits including\u00a0Star Trek: Starfleet Academy\u00a0on Paramount+ and Megan Park\u2019s breakout feature\u00a0My Old Ass, Brooks is repped by Authentic Talent and Literary Management and Toczek Suddleson Law Group.<\/p>\n

\n\tDudek has previously been seen in Edgar Wright\u2019s\u00a0The Running Man,\u00a0Doctor Who,\u00a0and the Robbie Williams film\u00a0Better Man. Upcoming, they have Amazon\u2019s series adaptation of Stephen King\u2019s\u00a0Carrie\u00a0from Mike Flanagan, plus Netflix\u2019s\u00a0The Undertow. They are repped by 42, Independent Talent Group, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE:\u00a0Daniels, the Oscar-winning filmmaking duo consisting of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, has added four to the cast…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":656814,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,203601,96,220509,140444,220510,220511,56,54,55,18202],"class_list":["post-656813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-daniels","tag-entertainment","tag-jackson-kelly","tag-kerrice-brooks","tag-silvia-dionicio","tag-thalia-dudek","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-universal-pictures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=656813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/656814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=656813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=656813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=656813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}