just signed on to executive produce and star in a mother-daughter comedy following five consecutive dramatic roles.
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Julianne Moore just signed on to executive produce and star in a Netflix mother-daughter comedy following five consecutive dramatic roles.The untitled project c...
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The untitled project comes from Higher Ground, the production company founded in 2018 by former President and first lady .
The married couple of 33 years previously produced films like American Symphony (2023), Descendant (2022) and Becoming (2020).
The 65-year-old outspoken previously rubbed elbows with the 62-year-old IMO podcaster during an American Magazine Media Conference panel with in 2016.
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Variety reported Thursday that the multi-generational movie will be similar in tone to Glenn Ficarra and John Requa's 2011 rom-com Crazy, Stupid, Love in which Moore (born Julie Anne Smith) portrayed Steve Carell's onscreen cheating wife.
Julianne Moore just signed on to executive produce and star in a Netflix mother-daughter comedy following five consecutive dramatic roles (pictured Sunday)
The untitled project comes from Higher Ground, the production company founded in 2018 by former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama (pictured February 6)
The flame-haired Oscar winner will portray a desperate mother who panics when her daughter is promoted to a position clear across the country, and plots to find a romantic partner to keep her close to home.
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The 65-year-old outspoken Democrat previously rubbed elbows with the 62-year-old IMO podcaster during an American Magazine Media Conference panel with Lena Dunham (center) in 2016
Variety reported Thursday that the multi-generational movie will be similar in tone to Glenn Ficarra and John Requa's 2011 rom-com Crazy, Stupid, Love in which Moore (born Julie Anne Smith) portrayed Steve Carell's onscreen cheating wife
The flame-haired Oscar winner will portray a desperate mother who panics when her daughter is promoted to a position clear across the country, and plots to find a romantic partner to keep her close to home
Stranger Things alum Sadie Sink would be an excellent choice to play Moore's onscreen daughter, and casting is currently underway to find the perfect fit for the daughter and two other major roles (pictured March 31)
The two-time Emmy winner previously proved her comedy chops in projects like Short Cuts, Nine Months, The Big Lebowski (pictured in 1998), NBC's 30 Rock and more
Moore's other upcoming projects include Robert Schwentke's action film Control for StudioCanal and Tom Ford's historical drama Cry to Heaven for Fade to Black.
On the personal front, the Sirens star and her second husband Bart Freundlich will soon attend the wedding of their 28-year-old son Caleb and his fiancée Kibriyaá Morgan.
The married couple of 22 years - who are also parents of 24-year-old daughter Liv - originally met on the set of his 1997 film The Myth of Fingerprints.
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