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Exclusive: Paradigm has inked actor Cory Hardrict just as the American Sniper actor is eyeing a busy 2015. Hardrict is currently in theaters in Clint Eastwood’s Oscar contender, starring as fellow soldier ‘D’ opposite Bradley Cooper as real life Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle. He also stars with Emily Mortimer and James Badge Dale in the sci-fi thriller Spectral, which Legendary Pictures will release on August 12, 2016.

On the indie side Hardrict plays parallel roles in Destined, a Sliding Doors-esque tale of a young man who becomes a drug dealer and a successful architect in different destinies determined in one fateful instant. Hardrict is also executive producer on the drama helmed by writer-director Qasim Basir. He will also appear in Car Dogs with Octavia Spencer and in Brotherly Love, about a promising Philadelphia high school basketball player dealing with the pressures of hood fame.

Hardrict’s recent credits include Transcendence opposite Johnny Depp,...

Angela Lansbury has gotten her wish. NBC has decided not to go forward with its proposed reboot of Lansbury’s series “Murder, She Wrote,” an individual with knowledge of the decision told TheWrap on Tuesday. Also read: Angela Lansbury: ‘Murder, She Wrote’ Reboot ‘a Mistake’ The reboot, which received a put-pilot commitment from the network, would have starred Octavia Spencer as a writer who solved mysteries and was described as a “light, contemporary procedural, in the vein of ‘Bones’ or ‘Fargo.’” David Janollari (“Six Feet Under”) was executive producer. Also read: Cory Hardrict to Star in ‘Car Dogs’ With George Lopez,...

Principal photography has begun in Arizona on Adam Collis’ feature Car Dogs.

Principal photography has begun in Arizona on Adam Collis’ feature Car Dogs.

Patrick J Adams, George Lopez, Dash Mihok, Nia Vardalos, Cory Hardrict, Chris Mulkey and Josh Hopkins star in the story of a car dealership manager who pulls out all the stops to meet a quota.

Mark Edward King wrote the screenplay and Stefanie Epstein, Adam Robinson and F Miguel Valenti produce and Josh Hopkins serves as executive producer.

Cory Hardrict is set to star in the indie movie “Car Dogs” alongside Patrick Adams, George Lopez and Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, TheWrap has learned. Story follows the battle between the powerful owner of a car dealership and his son Mark (Adams), who suddenly gets a chance to run his own dealership and escape from under the thumb of his overbearing father. Will Mark follow the dealership’s motto and do “whatever it takes” — including betraying his sales team and himself — to get what he wants? Also Read: Cory Hardrict, Debi Mazar Join Millennium Films’ ‘Lovelace’ Hardrict will play Boyd,...