Academy Award winner
Allison Janney (
"I, Tonya") has signed on to lead the thriller
"Lou" for
J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions. The film will be directed by
Anna Foerster, whose resume includes helming episodes of
"Outlander" and
"Jessica Jones", as well as her feature film debut
"Underworld: Blood Wars" starring
Kate Beckinsale".
A tonal mix between
"Thelma & Louise" and
"Taken", the story follows a young woman and her hard-shelled, rule-breaking landlord, Lou (Janney), who team up to track down the former's child after the girl is kidnapped by the woman's estranged husband. Lou is able to help due to her impressive tracking abilities, and other uniquely useful skill sets. The script was written by
"American Crime Story" producer/writer
Maggie Cohn, with a revision by
Jack Stanley (
"Chronicle 2").
"Lou" was previously set up at Paramount, but is now in turnaround, with Bad Robot financing it as an indie film. Production is expected to begin Spring 2019. Abrams is producing with
Braden Aftergood.
Janney has just finished work on
"Bad Education" starring
Hugh Jackman. She is also set to star in
Tate Taylor's crime drama
"Breaking News In Yuba County" opposite
Laura Dern, and
Jay Roach's untitled
Roger Ailes Fox News movie.
