Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver are all set to star together Useful idiots.
The actresses are teaming up for director Joseph Cedar’s upcoming thriller, which is based on a script he co-wrote with 60 Minutes producer Shachar Bar-On.
Streep will portray the role of a seasoned New York real estate journalist named Diane Castle as she “covers New York’s luxury real estate market, disillusioned with writing pieces about the wealthy elite and feeling sad that she may not have lived up to her potential”.
According to Black: “When a record-breaking sale of a new penthouse hits her desk, Diane’s questions about the buyer’s identity lead to what could be the story of a lifetime… [Add in] a mysterious oligarch whose influence stretches across Manhattan and beyond—protected by a network of fixers, enablers, and a brilliant young strategist. Out of her depth, Diane digs deeper into the investigation and her determination to uncover the truth uncovers a web of corruption and danger at the highest level that ensnares Diane, her family and all those around her.”
Fifth Season will finance and produce with Closer Media’s Zhang Xin and Jonathan King, Oscar winner Bruce Cohen and William Horberg.
Graham Taylor, Christopher Slager and Dan Guando will produce for the fifth season.
This will mark the first time that Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver will share the screen together.
