Chris Pine, Gugu Mbatha-Raw join Oprah Winfrey in Disney's 'A Wrinkle in Time'

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 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.