Lin-Manuel Miranda
Earlier than helming Depraved, Chu made Within the Heights, an enormous display screen adaptation of the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical. Chu could have moved on to different worlds, however he definitely hasn’t forgotten his expertise working with the famed songwriter and performer, who had a bit half in Within the Heights. Certain, its bizarre that Chu would have reached out through Instagram as an alternative of texting or calling, however who is aware of? Broadway’s a bizarre place, and as Bluey followers know, Miranda’s recreation to lend his voice to animals.
Channing Tatum
One other blast from Chu’s previous who likes to do cameos is Channing Tatum. Tatum briefly appeared in Chu’s 2008 film Step Up 2: The Streets, and later took a much bigger function in one other Chu-helmed sequel, G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Neither of those tasks gave the director and star a lot time collectively. But when we’ve discovered something from That is the Finish, The Hateful Eight, Bullet Prepare, and extra, Tatum’s fairly recreation to indicate up in a film and be bizarre.
Bradley Cooper
who else likes to drop by and be bizarre for a couple of minutes? Bradley Cooper, the man who pops up in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves as Michelle Rodriguez’s diminutive misplaced love and in Superman as imperialistic Jor-El. Moreover, Cooper is aware of easy methods to carry to life an animal character and easy methods to do a foolish voice, as anybody who’s seen a Guardians of the Galaxy film can inform you.
Nathan Lane
A Broadway legend who’s identified to hang around with lions, Nathan Lane could be a enjoyable decide for becoming a member of the solid of Depraved. He’s a grasp at enjoying nervous characters, and will surely profit from even the few strains that Chu might give him. All the pieces’s higher with Nathan Lane in it, so why wouldn’t Chu attain out to him.
David Zaslav
Sure, Zaslav runs Warner Bros. and Depraved is a Common manufacturing. However pay attention, the man already caught his face into The Wizard of Oz when it performed as an abomination in opposition to all issues nice and highly effective on the Las Vegas Sphere. Additional, who higher to painting a coward than Zaslav? It makes an excessive amount of sense.
Depraved: For Good involves theaters on November 21, 2025.
