The reimagining of has added Thandiwe Newton and Steve Zahn to the cast. The original Anaconda movie was released in 1997 and starred Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, and Owen Wilson.
The film spawned a franchise that includes three sequels — 2004’s Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, 2008’s Anaconda 3: Offspring, and 2009’s Anacondas: Trail of Blood — and a crossover Lake Placid vs.
Anaconda movie that was released in 2015. A new, “reimagined” version of Anaconda is now in the works from Sony Pictures. It was previously announced that Jack Black, Paul Rudd, and The Suicide Squad’s Daniela Melchior will star in the movie.
Now, per The Hollywood Reporter, Newton (Westworld) and Zahn (The White Lotus) have joined the cast of the movie. They’ll play “childhood friends that join [Rudd and Black] on the ill-fated adventure.
Additionally, Selton Mello has been cast as a Brazilian animal wrangler and Ione Skye has been tapped to play Black’s character’s wife.