After a string of dramatic roles, Oscar winner Julianne Moore is walking toward the light as executive producer and star of a new Netflix comedy film.
The untitled project hails from Higher Ground, the production venture founded by Barack and Michelle Obama. It’s described as a multi-generational story in the vein of “Crazy, Stupid, Love,” and follows a mother (Moore) who panics when her daughter is offered a promotion that would take her across the country. Desperate, she kicks into overdrive trying to find the ideal romantic partner to keep her daughter at home.
The ensemble piece is a “four-hander,” per one insider, and casting will get underway for the three remaining roles in the coming days. The film’s script is from Maggie Sheridan, who most recently served as executive story editor on the third season of Apple and Universal Television’s “Loot,” led by Maya Rudolph. Prior to “Loot,” she worked under acclaimed writer-producer Alan Yang (“Master of None”).
Higher Ground’s Anikah McLaren is producing the comedy with Moore on board as EP. This film is the latest collaboration between the streamer and the Obamas, who enjoy a first-look arrangement at Netflix. Additional titles include the upcoming “All the Sinners Bleed” and “The Altruists.”
