Men in Black Spinoff & Doctor Sleep Add Rebecca Ferguson in Key Roles

Both the untitledMen in Blackspinoff andDoctor Sleepadaptation have cast Rebecca Ferguson in fundamental role . The Swedish worker is fresh off reprising her star - making turn of events as MI6 agent Ilsa Faust from 2015’sMission : Impossible - Rogue Nationin this year ’s even more wide celebrated installment , missionary post : Impossible - Fallout .

F. Gary Gray ( Straight Outta Compton , Fate of the Furious ) is take aim theMen in Blackspinoff , which takes home in the same universe of discourse as the previous entries in the comic book - inspired holding , but centre on a different pair of MIB agents trifle byThor : Ragnarokcostars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson . Meanwhile , Doctor Sleepis a big screen take on Stephen King’sThe Shiningsequel novel and serve as conductor Mike Flanagan ’s second version of King ’s oeuvre following his acclaimed Netflix feature , Gerald ’s Game . Ferguson enteredtalks to playDoctor Sleep ’s villainaround the end of June , but has now closed her deal for the horror / thriller .

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According toDeadline , Ferguson close her freestanding hatful with Sony on theMen in Blackrevival and Warner Bros. forDoctor Sleepnear the same time . However , somewhat confusingly , the site refers to Ferguson being cast as " the " distaff lead in theMen in Blackspinoff . It ’s long been reported that Thompson and Hemsworth will partake headlining responsibility on the sci - fi action / comedy and the pair has already been spotted on the film ’s set . Thus , it place upright to grounds that while Ferguson has a leading use in the film , she wo n’t be serving as the co - protagonist in Thompson ’s space .

Ferguson will costar inDoctor Sleepas the wicked Rose the Hat , the leader of The True Knot : a twisted religious cult that fair game on those who " shine" . Ewan McGregor adept in the filmas the 40 - something Danny Torrance , who is forced to present his traumatic past times when he endeavor to help a teenaged girl being hunted by The True Knot for her own " shining " abilities . It ’s certainly potential that Ferguson is act a villain in theMen in Blackspinoff too , butDeadline ’s theme does n’t volunteer any real grounds that ’s either in party favor or against the idea .

The news show that Ferguson has joined two buzzed - about coming projects is far from surprising , see as her virtuoso is very much on the up and up the right way now . Both theMen in Blackspinoff andDoctor Sleeplikewise stay on to affect , when it comes to the acting talent and creatives they ’ve piece so far . The latter is expected to be a one - off horror movie ( no matter of how successful it test to be ) , but should the former become a box power smasher , that will give Ferguson two big ( and very different ) ongoing dealership under her belt , include theMission : Impossiblefilms .