During the reading for I, Tonya, Margot Robbie had no idea she was reading with a Marvel and Gossip Girl star.

Dev Patel has joined the true crime movie from I, Tonya director Craig Gillespie about the rise and violent fall of the 1980s male strip club Chippendales. As reported by Deadline, the attachment of both star and filmmaker has spurred interest from several studios in the project, which was developed by producer David Permut of Permut Presentations. [caption id="attachment_936846" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Lionsgate / Searchlight Pictures[/caption] Patel will portray Somen “Steve” Banerjee, an Indian American entrepreneur who bought a Los Angeles nightclub called Destiny II and transformed it into what would ultimately become Chippendales. Banerjee co-…

A previous Margot Robbie role really helped with the new one.

I, Tonya and BlacKkKlansman actor Paul Walter Hauser enters talks to costar in Disney's upcoming live-action 101 Dalmatians prequel film, Cruella.

When I saw I, Tonya at the Toronto International Film Festival in September of 2017, I was as blown away by Margot Robbie and Allison Janney's performances as most critics, but I was also greatly impressed by the performances of Sebastian Stan and another young actor who I wasn't familiar with by the name of Paul Walter Hauser. I, Tonya was released a few months later in December, and while Janney was feted with awards, and Robbie was showered with nominations, Hauser was left criminally overshadowed by his more famous co-stars So, despite fierce competition, I decided …