Renée Zellweger will lead the cast of the next feature film A woman in the sunjoining forces with fellow Academy Award winner Sissy Spacek and rising star Mia Threapleton.
The project will see Zellweger take on the role of Claire Keating, a Nantucket waitress whose life is turned upside down when her mother falls ill and her daughter returns home.
Written and directed by Julia Cox, the film explores the struggles of the island’s dwindling middle class as Claire is forced to confront her past and take charge of her future.
The film marks a major directorial debut for Cox, who previously won acclaim for writing the Oscar-nominated Nyad.
Zellweger, who is also producing the project through his Big Picture Co. company, described the script as a “narrative treasure” and expressed his enthusiasm for championing Cox as an emerging filmmaker.
Production is scheduled to begin in September and the project will be presented to international buyers during the Cannes Film Festival.
The cast brings together an impressive amount of industry talent. Zellweger, a two-time Oscar winner, recently returned to her iconic role in the latest Bridget Jones movie, Crazy about the boy.
She is joined by Spacek, a six-time nominee and winner for The Coal Miner’s Daughterand Threapleton, who has been making waves in projects for directors like Wes Anderson and Damien Chazelle.
