Rachel Sennott Joins Chris Hemsworth And Taron Egerton In ‘Kockroach’

EXCLUSIVE: I Love LA star and author Rachel Sennott has booked a key supporting position alongside Chris Hemsworth, Taron Egerton, Zazie Beetz and Alec Baldwin in Matt Ross’ function Kockroachwhich begins filming in Australia subsequent week.

The New York-set crime pic, based mostly on the William Lashner novel, is the story of a mysterious stranger who takes on town’s felony underworld, reworking himself right into a larger-than-life boss in a metropolis the place energy is every thing. Ross directs from a screenplay by Jonathan Ames (You Were Never Really Here) with opinions by Ross.

Andrew Lazar (american sniper) and Christina Weiss Lurie (Persuasion) produces. Black Bear will proceed promoting worldwide rights on the upcoming Cannes market. CAA Media Finance and Range Select co-rep home.

Lashner’s novel is a re-imagining of Franz Kafka’s traditional Metamorphosis wherein a person wakes as much as discover that he has been reworked right into a cockroach, so we hear there is a enjoyable supernatural factor to the film.

Sennott is at the moment main the writers room on season two of HBO hit I Love LAwhich is predicted to shoot this 12 months. Her position in Kockroach is not anticipated to take her away from the collection for lengthy. She additionally not too long ago co-created and executive-produced Big Mistakes alongside Dan Levy for Netflix, and is co-writing the script for The Heidi Fleiss Storystarring Aubrey Plaza. Movie roles embody Shiva Baby, Bodysuits Bodysuits Bodysuits, Saturday Night, Bottoms and A24’s latest Sundance pic The Moment.

Sennott is represented by WME, OPE Partners, and Yorn, Levine.