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Maisy Stella, who delivered a star-making flip on this yr’s Sundance hit “My Outdated Ass,” has booked the third lead in a mysterious new undertaking from Dangerous Robotic and Warner Bros. Footage.
Stella joins Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor within the untitled function from director David Robert Mitchell (“It Follows,” “Beneath the Silver Lake”). Plot particulars have been underneath wraps for the reason that undertaking was introduced, however the film is categorized as a thriller in quite a few movie indexes.
Mitchell directs from his authentic script and can produce alongside J.J. Abrams and Hannah Minghella for Dangerous Robotic and Matt Jackson of Jackson Footage. Jake Weiner and Chris Bender of Good Worry Content material will function govt producers. Sheila Walcott and Zach Hamby will oversee for the Warner Bros. Movement Image Group.
Stella’s “My Outdated Ass” premiered in January at Sundance to robust opinions, underneath the stewardship of director Megan Park and producer LuckyChap. The movie was one of some that noticed speedy and profitable distribution offers, promoting to Amazon-MGM for over $15 million with commitments for a large theatrical launch. She stars within the coming-of-age comedy alongside Aubrey Plaza, and it’s scheduled to hit theaters later this summer time.
In his evaluation for Selection, chief critic Peter DeBruge known as “My Outdated Ass” a “future basic,” one that’s “trustworthy about adolescent want, self-questioning sexual identification points and all types of different conduct that sends anxious mothers and dads into meltdown mode.”
Stella received her begin on the TV hit “Nashville.” She is represented by CAA, Leisure 360, Narrative and legal professional McKuin Frankel Whitehead.
