Derek Jacobi also stars in the film about a washed-up Hollywood action hero who travels to a small British town to perform in a pantomime production of Cinderella.
He also appeared in ‘Flesh for Frankenstein,’ ‘Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,’ ‘Melancholia,’ ‘Swan Song,’ ‘The Secret Agent’ and much more.
The acquisition happens as the second novel in the series, ‘The Strength of the Few,’ lands at the top of the New York Times best-sellers list.
The actor joins previously announced honorees Adam Sandler, Leonardo DiCaprio, Chloe Zhao and Michael B. Jordan, among others.
The rapper and comedian is known for starring on the FX series ‘Dave.’
Watson, who played Matt Camden on the WB teen drama, is a Hodgkin’s Lymphoma survivor.
For Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and her cadre of A-list stars, the nuclear bomb-centered film is about so much more than a resolution.
The British actor said that seeing the casting announcement for the new Ron, Harry and Hermione in HBO’s upcoming series took him “straight back” to when he, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson were cast.
The two-time Oscar winner — whose latest film, ‘Jay Kelly,’ opened in theaters earlier this month before hitting Netflix on Dec. 5 — will be honored at a gala celebration in New York in April.
