Netflix Adds Wood, Bloom and Carlyle to The Gentlemen

Netflix has announced that Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom and Robert Carlyle will join the cast of The Gentlemen for its third season, with production underway in the UK and Morocco. The streamer has not announced a release date. The newcomers will appear alongside returning leads Theo James, who plays Eddie Horniman, and Kaya Scodelario, who plays Susie Glass. Netflix’s announced returning lineup also includes Ray Winstone, Joely Richardson, Vinnie Jones, Jasmine Blackborow, Harry Goodwins, Benjamin Clementine and Maya Jama. Other new cast members named in the announcement are Dexter Fletcher, Bruna Marquezine, Ed Speleers, Saffron Burrows and Bugzy Malone. The third season is set to consist of eight hourlong episodes, according to one account of the production announcement. Netflix says Eddie and Susie will pursue a plan to build a casino in the Middle East. Its season description presents the project as a major undertaking for the pair and raises the question of whether Eddie’s ambition has gone too far. The casting reunites Wood and Bloom, who played Frodo Baggins and Legolas in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Their addition brings two performers associated with the...