Renée Zellweger will lead the cast in the upcoming feature film A Woman in the sunjoins fellow Oscar winner Sissy Spacek and rising star Mia Threapleton.
The project will see Zellweger take on the role of Claire Keating, a bartender on Nantucket whose life is turned upside down when her mother falls ill and her daughter moves home.
Written and directed by Julia Cox, the film explores the struggles of the island’s shrinking middle class as Claire is forced to confront her past and take charge of her future.
The film marks a significant directorial debut for Cox, who previously won acclaim for writing the Oscar-nominated Nyad.
Zellweger, who is also producing the project through her Big Picture Co. banner, described the script as a “storytelling treasure” and expressed her excitement at championing Cox as a new filmmaker.
Production is scheduled to begin in September, when 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 film, Love the boy.
She is joined by Spacek, a six-time nominee and winner for The Coal Miner’s Daughterand Threapleton, who has made waves in projects for directors such as Wes Anderson and Damien Chazelle.
