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EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award victor Geena Davis has inked a woody to join The Kellys, Amazon MGM’s caller action movie from head Brad Peyton and Thunder Road Films.
No connection yet connected nan domiciled to beryllium played by Davis. She joins an ensemble that includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Liam Hemsworth, Kelsey Asbille, and Abby Elliott.
Written by Peyton and Tze Chun, The Kellys follows Jack Kelly, a disgraced NYC bull whose wife, Molly, is taken hostage by terrorists wrong an aged armory building. He’ll person to subordinate forces pinch nan group he fears astir to prevention her: His family.
Earlier this week, we reported exclusively connected Amazon MGM’s acquisition of nan task for streaming. It’ll yet beryllium made disposable connected Prime Video successful much than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Known for her activity successful iconic films like The Accidental Tourist, Thelma & Louise, and A League of Their Own, Davis has astir precocious been seen starring alongside Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, and Clarke Peters successful Netflix’s sci-fi escapade mystery The Boroughs. Created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, and executive produced by The Duffer Brothers, nan show premiered connected May 21.
In film, Davis’ astir caller credits see Zoë Kravitz’s lauded directorial debut Blink Twice and nan Sofia Coppola-produced Fairyland. Next up is The Wrong Girls, a stoner drama for Neon, wherever she stars alongside Kristen Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Seth Rogen, LaKeith Stanfield, and more.
Davis is repped by CAA, Untitled Entertainment, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.
