While this is Bacon's first leading role in television, he's no stranger to the medium: For instance, he directed four episodes of TNT's The Closer, which starred his wife Kyra Sedgwick. (cbr.com)
Meanwhile the great Cate Blanchett has been cast as the lead in «Blackbird,» to be written and directed by David Mamet, in whose play «Oleanna» Blanchett had her very first leading role. (indiewire.com)
The detective thriller is Carrey's first lead role in a narrative feature since «Dumb and Dumber To» in 2014. (indiewire.com)