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Cynthia Erivo is keeping her schedule booked and busy following her massive success from Wicked!

The Oscar-nominated actress has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s upcoming action-thriller movie Karoshi.

The plot is under wraps but it’s “described as a corporate thriller with a samurai twist,” according to the studio. Teo Yoo and Isabel May are also attached to star in the film, which begins production in June.

Takashi Doscher will direct from his own script.

Cynthia is currently filming the upcoming movie Children of Blood and Bone alongside a massive star-studded cast and she’ll guest star in the upcoming season of Poker Face. She’s also preparing to release a new album, will host the Tony Awards in June, and is leading the Hollywood Bowl’s production of Jesus Christ Superstar in summer 2025. So busy!!!

Make sure to watch Cynthia‘s incredible performance at the Oscars.

Cynthia Erivo, who attended the Oscars last weekend thanks to her nomination for Wicked, has lined up her next movie role.

The Emmy, Grammy and Tony winner has joined Past Lives breakout Teo Yoo and Isabel May (1923) in Karoshi, a unique action-thriller being made by Lionsgate.

Takashi Doscher, who was behind the 2019 post-apocalyptic thriller Only, wrote the script and is directing.

Plot and character details are being kept under the kimono but the project is being described as a corporate thriller with a samurai twist. The story is set in a Japanese-influenced New York City and features a revenge twist. In Japanese, “karoshi” refers to an unexplained sudden death related to overwork.

A production start in June is being targeted.

87Eleven Entertainment’s Chad Stahelski, Alex Young and Jason Spitz are producing the feature through their deal with Lionsgate.

Erivo earned a best actress Oscar nomination for her performance as...

Exclusive: Wicked star Cynthia Erivo has boarded Lionsgate’s action thriller Karoshi from 87Eleven.

She will star in the movie alongside Teo Yoo and Isabel May (1883), as Deadline previously scooped.

87Eleven Entertainment’s Chad Stahelski, Alex Young and Jason Spitz are producing Karoshi through their deal with Lionsgate. The film will begin production in June, with Takashi Doscher directing from his own script.

The film is described as a corporate thriller with a samurai twist. Further plot details and role specifics for Erivo, Yoo and May are under wraps.

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Erivo remains booked and busy following her turn as Elphaba Thropp in Jon M. Chu’s two Wicked movies. She is also set to appear as a set of sextuplets in Season 2 of Peacock’s Poker Face, and she just released a single “Replay,” the...

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