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EXCLUSIVE: Ismael Cruz Cordova (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), Safia Oakley-Green (Out of Darkness), and Vedanten Naidoo (Suzume) have been tapped for roles in Amazon MGM Studios‘ forthcoming film The Bluff from director Frank E. Flowers.
The trio joins an ensemble led by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Karl Urban. The parts they’ll be playing are under wraps.
Written by Flowers and Joe Ballarini, the film set in the 19th century Caribbean follows a former female pirate (Chopra Jonas) who must protect her family when the mysterious sins of her past catch up to her.
Producers include AGBO’s Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Angela Russo-Otstot, and Michael Disco; Cinestar Pictures’ Cisely Saldana and Mariel Saldana; and Jonas. Exec producers include AGBO’s Chris Castaldi, Ari Costa, and Kassee Whiting; Cinestar Pictures’ Zoe Saldaña; Rocket Science’s Thorsten Schumacher; Ballarini; and Flowers. Sarah Finn, AGBO’s longtime collaborator for casting direction, is also serving as EP.
Recently landing a Critics’ Choice Award nomination for his performance as Arondir on Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which is heading into its second season, Cordova has also previously been seen in Paramount+’s Finestkind, HBO’s miniseries The Undoing, Focus Features’ Mary Queen of Scots, and Sony’s remake of Miss Bala.
Winning a BIFA for Best Breakthrough Performance for her work in the indie Out of Darkness, Oakley-Green can also be seen in Extraordinary for Disney+ and Sherwood alongside Lesley Manville and David Morrissey for BBC. Other credits include Paramount+’s The Burning Girls alongside Samantha Morton and The Lazarus Project Season 2 for Sky.
Past credits for Naidoo include Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten, anime hits Suzume and Stand by Me Doraemon, and Mythic Quest. Most recently, he composed and performed the hip-hop title track for Rise with Me, an Easterseals Disability film.
Cordova is represented by Anonymous Content, UTA, and Peikoff Mahan Law Office; Oakley-Green by B-Side Management; and Naidoo by Arise Artists Agency and Myman Greenspan Fox.
