Mark Robust, identified for his appearances in Dune: Prophecy and Kingsman: The Secret Service, amongst others, has joined the solid of the brand new Apple TV+ thriller sequence Neuromancer. He’ll star reverse the leads Callum Turner and Briana Middleton within the 10-episodic drama.
The sequence is predicated on the award-winning novel of the identical title by William Gibson. The premise revolves round a hacker named Case (Turner) who will get embroiled at the hours of darkness net to search out secret info on a high-stakes crime, and Middleton performs his partner-in-crime, Molly.
“A broken hacker named Case, thrust into digital espionage and excessive stakes crime with Molly, pulling a heist on the company dynasty,” says the official synopsis. As for Robust, he’ll painting Armitage, the mysterious employer who employed Molly and Case to do the soiled work.
Within the Neuromancer world, Armitage is taken into account a sophisticated and tragic character who’s left depressing after being betrayed by the federal government when he served as a militant. Being tossed out from society leaves him no alternative however to go for the darkish methods. And historical past is proof that essentially the most brutal villains have a tragic previous story.
Stong most not too long ago portrayed Emperor Javicco Corrino in Dune: Prophecy and took the position of Carmine Falcone in The Penguin. Having touched on each heroic and villainous characters makes the actor the right match to play the multi-faceted position of Armitage.
His different works embody Tár, 1917, which gained the Venice Award, Cruella, the Kingsman franchise, and Zero Darkish Thirty.
Along with Robust, Teller, and Middleton, the ensemble consists of Joseph Lee, who performs Hideo, knowledgeable bodyguard. The film will likely be produced by Apple TV+ in collaboration with Skydance Tv and Nameless Content material.
Roland and Dillard will function govt producers alongside David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Matt Thunell for Skydance Tv. Drake and Adel ‘Future’ Nur will symbolize Nameless Content material.