It appears that the film directed by Mimi Cave is in full pre-production. Today, Deadline announced two new additions to the film’s cast…

Luks Gage (The White Lotus, Smile 2) and Alex Akpobome (Apple’s For All Mankind), have joined the movie starring Jonathan Bailey and Natalie. The film, as we mentioned a couple of days ago, is scheduled to begin shooting next fall.

Set in the cutthroat world of professional cycling and described as being in the vein of Whiplash and Black Swan, Pumping Black follows cyclist Taylor Mace, who at 35 is finding himself aging out of the sport. He is taken under the wing of Andrea Lathe, a doctor driven by her own thirst for victory and power. As the race to the Tour de France progresses, Taylor must take increasingly dark measures to protect his secret.