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Amy Adams joins the cast of Universal's adaptation of the musical 'Dear Evan Hansen,' Paul Mescal has landed a role in Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut 'The Lost Daughter' and Disney wins a bidding war for an adventure film by John Whittington.

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00:00Here are today's top stories. First, Amy Adams is ready to wave through a window.

00:04The Golden Globe-winning actress has joined the cast of Universal's adaptation of the Broadway

00:08musical Dear Evan Hansen. Ben Platt, who originated the role and even won a Tony for it,

00:13is reprising the character of Evan Hansen. The cast also includes Caitlin Deaver,

00:17Amanda Stenberg, and Colton Ryan. Adams will play Cynthia Murphy, the mother of Deaver and

00:22Ryan's characters. Adams has sung in several movies before, including The Muppets and,

00:27of course, Disney's Enchanted. Next Normal People star and Emmy nominee, Paul Mescol has landed a

00:35role in Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut, The Lost Daughter. The project stars Oscar-winning

00:40actress Olivia Colman. The cast also includes Jesse Buckley, Dakota Johnson, and Peter Sarsgaard.

00:46While The Lost Daughter will mark Mescol's feature film debut, he has extensive stage credits.

00:51And Disney has come out on top of a bidding war to pick up an untitled high-concept pitch from

00:55John Whittington, the scribe known for his work on several of the Lego feature films.

01:00Veteran producer John Davis, whose recent credits include Dolomite Is My Name and Game Night,

01:04is producing with his Davis Entertainment partner, John Fox. Details are being kept in

01:08the vault, but it is known that the high-concept story is set in the world of movies.

01:12Disney elbowed out Warner Brothers to capture the project, which will be live-action and intended

01:17for theatrical release. This original project may allow the studio to dig deep in its warehouse of

01:22movies. For more on all these stories, head to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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