This combination photo shows actor James Marsden at a screening of "Westworld" during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April 19, 2018, left, and actress Amber Heard at the Planned Parenthood of New York City spring gala benefit in New York on May 1, 2019. Marsden and Heard will star in the CBS All Access limited series "The Stand," based on Stephen Kingโs bestselling novel. (Photos by Brent N. Clarke, left, and Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) --
James Marsden and Amber Heard will star in "The Stand," a limited series based on the Stephen King novel.
CBS All Access said Thursday that King will write the final chapter of the drama, a coda not in his book about a plague-devastated world.
Marsden will play Stu, a factory worker facing an extraordinary situation. Heard's character is Nadine, who follows an evil being with supernatural powers.
Odessa Young and Henry Zaga also will be part of the cast, the streaming service said.
"The Stand" was adapted for a 1994 miniseries, which was written by King and included Gary Sinise and Ruby Dee in the cast.
The premiere date and other stars of CBS All Access' "The Stand" have yet to be announced.
Miramax co-founders Harvey Weinstein, left, and his brother Bob Weinstein, right, pose with "Sin City" co-director Robert Rodriguez, March 28, 2005 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello. File)
Jailed and disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein alleges in a new lawsuit that his brother, Bob Weinstein, and other executives at their now-defunct film company duped him into guaranteeing a $45 million loan in 2016, but diverted funds for their own personal use while setting the stage for his downfall.
Harvey Weinstein, 72, filed the claims Thursday in a long-running civil case in New York City involving a lender accusing him of defaulting on the loan. He is currently detained while awaiting a retrial on sex crimes charges in New York.
"Harvey Weinstein was deceived by those closest to him, and secured a $45 million dollar loan under the pretense of saving The Weinstein Company," Imran Ansari, Harvey Weinstein's lawyer, said in a statement. "While Harvey personally guaranteed the loan, others within The Weinstein Company enriched themselves and strategically undermined him, leaving him 'holding the bag' of debt while 'lining their pockets' when the company was in crisis."
Ansari alleged Bob Weinstein and others at The Weinstein Co. were in on a plot to position Harvey Weinstein for a downfall in an attempt to seize control of the company, which went bankrupt in 2018 as the sexual misconduct scandal surrounding Harvey Weinstein exploded.
An attorney for Bob Weinstein, Brian Kohn, replied with a brief statement Friday saying, "Harvey's allegations are entirely without merit," in an email to The Associated Press.
Former Weinstein Co. chief operating officer David Glasser, now chief executive of 101 Studios, known for its production of Paramount's popular series "Yellowstone," is also named in Harvey Weinstein's lawsuit. He did not immediately return a phone message left at his office Friday.