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Hannah Waddingham joins Fall Guy cast

Hannah Waddingham joins Fall Guy cast credit:Bang Showbiz
Hannah Waddingham joins Fall Guy cast credit:Bang Showbiz

Hannah Waddingham is joining the cast of 'The Fall Guy'.

The 'Ted Lasso' actress will co-star alongside Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the upcoming movie.

Director David Leitch is working on a big screen reimagining of the 1980s TV show which starred Lee Majors as a Hollywood stunt man who moonlights as a bounty hunter and now it's been revealed Hannah will be joining the cast alongside previously announced stars Ryan, Emily and Aaron, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The project reunites Taylor-Johnson with his 'Bullet Train' director Leitch.

Taylor-Johnson will play the movie star who Ryan's stunt man character is doubling for with Emily playing a make-up artist who had been previously romantically involved with the stunt performer.

Hannah is set to play a producer on the fictional movie.

It's believed the new movie will focus on the stunt man's Hollywood life rather than his side hustle as a bounty hunter but there's a twist as the stunt man hits a snag when his film star double goes missing.

The film is currently shooting in Australia, ahead of a planned March 2024 release date.

Drew Pearce, who worked with Leitch on the 'Fast and Furious' spin-off 'Hobbs and Shaw', has written the script and serves as an executive producer on the flick while Gosling is also a producer on the project.

The original series aired on ABC from 1981 to 1986 and featured Majors as a Hollywood stunt man who also works as a bounty hunter to make ends meet. Douglas Barr co-starred as his sidekick while Heather Thomas played a fellow stunt performer.