EXCLUSIVE: As she continues to construct out her growth slate with regards to each appearing and producing, Lily James seems to be to have discovered fairly the high-profile pic so as to add to its dance card.
Sources inform Deadline that twentieth Century Studios and Ethea Leisure, the manufacturing firm fashioned by Jennifer Gibgot and Andrew Panay, are in pre-production for an untitled movie impressed by the story of Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder and former CEO of on-line courting platform Bumble, with James on board to play the lead position. The movie will start taking pictures in 2024, with James set to provide alongside twentieth Century and Ethea.
twentieth Century had no remark.
Lily James will produce alongside producer duo Jennifer Gibgot and Andrew Panay. Rachel Lee Goldenberg is directing the movie from a script written by herself, Invoice Parker and Kim Caramele. The mission will embrace Gala Gordon as an Govt Producer, and Sarah Shepard shall be overseeing the mission for twentieth Century Studios.
Wolfe Herd famously left Tinder, after co-founding the courting app, in 2014. She went on to launch competitor Bumble that very same yr. In 2021, the corporate went public and when that transition occurred, she formally grew to become one of many youngest self-made billionaires at age 31. Wolfe Herd would step down as CEO in 2023 however by then the app had now turn out to be large profitable with a number of divisions which can be nonetheless thriving right this moment.
Plot particulars are nonetheless imprecise because the movie is an inspiration and never primarily based on Wolfe Herd’s life and it’s unknown how this movie will evaluate to the precise origin story. Casting of different roles is already below method and the movie is anticipated to be launched in 2025.
The movie marks one other milestone for James as she goes from a prime tier main woman in such hits as Cinderella, Child Driver and most just lately The Iron Claw to extra of a multi-hyphenate as she spreads her wings on the manufacturing entrance. This movie will mark one among her first main productions she’ll produce and its fairly the rating for an actor that’s simply ramping up their manufacturing firm.
On the appearing aspect, she stays busy most just lately starring alongside Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White within the critically acclaimed The Iron Claw, which has since turn out to be one among A24’s larger box-office hits up to now. She may be seen subsequent in Grasping Individuals, which had its world premiere at this years Sundance Movie Competition and in addition has the David Mackenzie pic Relay bowing sooner or later.
James is repped by UTA, Tavistock Wooden, Sloane Weber Provide Dern and Goldberg is repped by UTA, 831 Leisure and Jackoway Tyerman.
