Dakota Johnson makes his directorial debut with the film, A tree is blue, a coming-of-age drama with Charli XCX and Jessica Alba reportedly joining the cast.
Burghardt, Johnson’s Cha Cha really smooth co-star, wrote it and could also participate in the film.
A tree is blue‘s production begins next month in Los Angeles on a £10m budget, financed by Rivulet.
Johnson, who has acted in The materialists and produced splitsville, has been quietly preparing to move behind the camera.
She has previously directed the short film losing baby, which premiered at TIFF last year.
“It’s really close to my heart,” Johnson said in Karlovy Vary, hinting at the project. “Vanessa recorded my daughter Cha Cha really smooth. She is incredible and the story deserves care.”
Meanwhile, Charli XCX has explored acting alongside her music and appeared in Faces of death, I want your sex and A24s The moment and has also worked on film scores.
Jessica Alba has Netflix Trigger Warning comes up where she would share the screen with Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia and Al Pacino Maserati: The Brothers.
The most important movie phase for A tree is blue Commences in November in Los Angeles with CAA Media Finance handling the sale, with California tax credits of £2.4m. (INR 275 million).
