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Rachel Zegler
has now found her next movie after the disappointing release of Snow White. Zegler rose to fame with the release of Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story remake in 2021, a role that earned the actor a Golden Globe. This musical paved the way for a leading role in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), which was a hit, and for Disney’s live-action Snow White remake. The latter film has been mired in controversy for months now, and has been a box office disappointment.
Variety reports that Zegler will star opposite Marisa Tomei in a comedy drama called She Gets It From Me. Jay Reiss wrote the script for the film, which Julia von Heinz will direct, with Zegler confirmed to be playing Tomei’s daughter. Embankment is launching global pre-sales for the project at Cannes this year. The movie’s logline is included below:
Based on a true story, “She Gets It From Me” follows Nicky (Zegler), whose engagement celebration turns into a search for her pill-popping, ex-punk rocker birth mother, Charlotte (Tomei). Together, the two embark on an anarchic mother-and-daughter journey to reconnect.”
On top of this plot information, a further story tease adds: “YouTube is packed with tearful family reunions, but nobody films the messy aftermath.” Von Heinz shared the following statement about She Gets It From Me:
“The emotional truth of the movie, reflecting parts of all our lives, is truly funny, immersive cinema. Jay’s screenplay captures family dynamics at their most authentic: absurd yet profound, messy yet meaningful. The collision of two worlds creates comedy that cuts deep because it’s so honest.”
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Source: Variety