Oliver Stone’s upcoming film “White Lies” adds several cast members as principal photography begins. Multiple outlets report that Michael Douglas and Willem Dafoe join the project, along with Ellen Barkin and Homer Gere, who is the son of Richard Gere. The casting also includes Yvonne Chapman, while Josh Hartnett and Leila George are already set to star, according to the reporting.
The announcements highlight past collaborations between Stone and some of the new cast. Douglas previously worked with Stone on “Wall Street,” while Dafoe has collaborated with Stone on “Platoon” and “Born on the Fourth of July.”
All three sources agree that the production is shooting in Italy. Additional details about the film’s plot and release timeline are not provided in the excerpts summarized here. The reports focus primarily on the expanding ensemble and the fact that filming is underway.