Bill Nighy to star in Showtime's The Man Who Fell to Earth as David Bowie's iconic character

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The renowned British actor will star opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris in Showtime's drama series based on the Walter Tevis novel and the cult classic 1976 film starring Bowie, which follows a new alien character (Ejiofor) who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future. According to Deadline, "Nighy will play the brilliant Thomas Newton, the first alien to arrive on earth over 40 years ago. Alone and desperate, Newton summons Faraday (Ejiofor) to complete his original mission. But Newton’s time marooned among human beings has cost him everything, possibly even his sanity." The Man Who Fell to Earth reunites Nighy and Ejiofor, who both starred in Love Actually. Nighy and Harris also previously worked together, on two Pirates of the Caribbean movies: Dead Man’s Chest and At World’s End.