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Olivia Wilde is the latest to join Pedro Pascal in the Searchlight pic Behemoth! from Tony Gilroy. Searchlight recently came aboard the project, which Gilroy will write and direct. David Harbour and Eva Victor are also on board to star. Plot details are vague at this time, but Gilroy has said in interviews that the film revolves around a cellist. Gilroy would also produce with Sanne Wohlenberg. The film is set to begin principal photography this week in Los Angeles, with release plans to be announced at a later date. It is unknown who Wilde would play in the pic. Senior VP of Production Rayne Roberts and Creative Executive Cameron Chidsey are overseeing for Searchlight Pictures, reporting to Heads of Production and Development DanTram Nguyen and Katie Goodson-Thomas. Upcoming credits for Wilde include The Invite, which she stars in and directed opposite Seth Rogan, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton, and Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex. Her diverse body of acting work includes Her, Babylon, Cowboys & Aliens, Tron: Legacy, A Vigilante, 1984 on Broadway, and the Emmy-winning series “House”. Her past directing credits include Booksmart and Don’t Worry Darling, in which she also starred. She is repped by CAA, Untitled Entertainment and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
