Chris Pine, Gugu Mbatha-Raw join Disney’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’

LOS ANGELES, Oct 22:  Actor Chris Pine has signed on to join the cast of Disney’s “A Wrinkle in Time”.
The 36-year-old actor has been tapped to play Dr Alexander Murry, a physicist and the father of Storm Reid’s Meg, in the film adaptation of 1962’s classic children’s book by Madeleine L’Engle, reported Deadline.
Meanwhile, “Belle” actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw is on board to portray Meg’s mother Dr Kate Murry.
She is a microbiologist who, along with her husband, comes up with the idea of the wrinkle in time.
Chris and Gugu will join the cast that currently has several A-list actresses on the line-up.
Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling have been tapped to play three immortal celestial creatures known as Mrs Which, Mrs Whatsit and Mrs Who respectively.
Ava DuVernay will sill sit behind the lens for the upcoming movie from a script written by “Frozen (2013)” co-writer Jennifer Lee. Filming on the fantasy film is slated to kick off next month in Los Angeles for a 2018 release. (PTI)