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Titus Welliver teams up with Al Pacino and Grantchester star for new projects after Bosch success
Titus Welliver has been busy since wrapping production on the first season of Prime Video's Ballard with a number of projects lined up.
Bosch may have reached its conclusion, but Titus Welliver hasn't been resting on his laurels as he's already grafting on his next major venture.
Writer Michael Connelly's novels have been transformed into several hit programmes, including Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer, Bosch, and most recently, Ballard.
The Maggie Q series also serves as a Bosch spin-off with actor Titus Welliver reprising his role as Harry Bosch for the Prime Video drama.
He is now departing from the realm of the detective-turned-private-investigator to focus his efforts on the cinema world.
The 63-year-old is working on the eagerly awaited biographical film Killing Castro, which is presently in post-production.
The picture is inspired by the actual events surrounding the former Cuban President's visit to New York in 1960 to address the United Nations.
Its synopsis states: "He is invited by Malcolm X to stay in Harlem at the famous Hotel Theresa.
"Unsure of his intentions, the FBI, CIA and the Mafia, attempt to eliminate him by any means necessary."
Everyone's parts in Killing Castro remain undisclosed, but Welliver features amongst the leading cast, alongside Scarface and The Godfather icon Al Pacino.
They will be accompanied by Big Sky's Logan Marshall-Green, Vikings' Alexander Ludwig, and Cobra Kai star Xolo Mariduena.
Taking on the role of Castro himself, however, will be Rock of Ages and Father of the Bride performer Diego Boneta.
While fans anxiously anticipate the launch date, Welliver is also developing a fresh series alongside Grantchester's Tom Brittney, Whiplash's JK Simmons, and Ozark's Jessica Frances Dukes.
Drawing from actual events, the forthcoming MGM+ crime drama The Westies centres on the Irish-American criminal organisation that ruled Hell's Kitchen during the 1970s and 1980s.
The official synopsis states: "Though vastly outnumbered by the Italian mafia, their brutality earns them a share. Generational tensions rise as FBI probes deepen."
Reports suggest filming commenced this month, with The Westies anticipated to premiere sometime in early 2026.
