Shabana to play Admiral Margaret Parangosky in Spielberg's 'Halo'

Shabana Azmi will be seen playing Admiral Margaret Parangosky, the head of the Office of Naval Intelligence in Steven Spielberg's much anticipated series 'Halo'. The shoot will being in Budapest this year and the series will be released in 2021.

Los Angeles: Veteran Indian actor Shabana Azmi has boarded the cast of Showtime series 'Halo' to be produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment.

An adaptation of the megahit video game of the same name, 'Halo' also features Natascha McElhone, Bokeem Woodbine, Bentley Kalu, Natasha Culzac, and Kate Kennedy, reported Variety.

The series, which will begin production later this year in Budapest, will be directed by Otto Bathurst.

McElhone will star as two characters: Dr. Catherine Halsey, the creator of the Spartan supersoldiers, and Cortana, the most advanced AI in human history, while Woodbine will essay the role of Soren-066.

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Azmi will be seen playing Admiral Margaret Parangosky, the head of the Office of Naval Intelligence.

In the past, the 68-year-old actor has been a part of international projects like 'Madame Sousatzka', 'La Nuit Bengali', 'City of Joy' and 'Son of Pink Panther'.

She has also starred on TV shows 'Banglatown Banquet', 'Capital' and 'Next Of Kin' a six-part series.

'Halo' is produced by Showtime in collaboration with 343 Industries and Amblin Television.

With inputs from PTI