Annie BakerPulitzer-award-winning playwright and director for 2023’s “Janet Planet”, has set its next feature filmagain collaborate with A24As an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.
Baker’s movie is called “Ancient History”, which she wrote and will direct, and A24 has already set up Sophia Lillis (“I’m not okay with this,” “It”) and Daniel Zolghadri (“Funny pages”, “Eighth grade”, “If I had legs I would kick you”) to play in the movie.
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Manufacturing “Ancient History” is Andrew Goldman through the current company, as is Johnny Holland and Baker.
“Janet Planet” Premiere first at Telluride 2023, and while the film had a very small specialized cash office that did not cross $ 1 million, it received two film independent Spirit Award nominations for the best first feature and best first script, as well as a Gotham price for best script. The movie played the head Julianne Nicholson And newcomer Zoe Ziegler as mother and daughter who lives in the countryside Massachusetts. Indieviewer’s review Called it a remarkable transition from a “pre -emptive playwright to a great cinematic voice.”
Baker is best known for her game “The Flick” from 2013, which won her a Pulitzer Prize and an Obie Prize for game writing.
Baker is represented by Uta. Lillis is represented by CAA, Untitled Entertainment and Ryan Levine. Zolghadri is represented by UTA and Circle Management + Production.
Deadline first reported the news.
