{
  "id": 1898186,
  "title": "‘House of the Dragon’ Directing Mentorship Alum Marcus Anthony Thomas Sets Cast for British Psychological Thriller ‘Cast Me!’ (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/house-of-the-dragon-directing-mentorship-alum-marcus-anthony-thomas",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T08:39:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/marcus-anthony-thomas-psychological-thriller-cast-me-1236837237/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Marcus Anthony Thomas, who completed a directing mentorship on “House of the Dragon,” has started production on his directorial feature debut. Now shooting in London, psychological thriller “Cast Me!” will be led by rising star IIniki Mariano in her debut feature role, with Samuel Adewunmi (“The Last Tree”), Stella Gonet (“Spencer”), Dean-Charles Chapman (“1917,” “Game […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}