Rosamund Pike, our beloved mother, has signed on to her latest project, and it sounds like the perfect vehicle for her incredible charisma, magnetic charm, and sharp wit. Pike is set to star inLadies First, which Netflix has just greenlit, withThea Sharrockon board to step behind the cameraas the director of the piece. According toDeadline, who first reported the news, the movie will be loosely inspired by theEleonore Pourriat-directed French filmJe Ne Suis Pas Un Homme Facile.The film is written by the duo ofKatie Silberman—best known for writing the magical coming-of-age comedyBooksmart— andNatalie Krinsky, who previously collaborated with Netflix on their hitThe Broken Hearts Gallery.
The film is said to be based around an “unrepentant womanizing chauvinist who finds himself in a parallel world dominated by women,” whose experiences are made all the more hostile when he encounters “a fiery female counterpart” who makes his time in the parallel universe even more complicated.
Ladies Firstis produced byLiza Chasinof 3dot, who has a working relationship and creative partnership with Netflix, where she is currently helping with the production ofLonely Planetwhich will starLaura Dern,andSofia Carson’s upcoming projectThe Life List. Also producing areEleonore Dailly, Edouard de Lachomette,and Four By Two Films.
What Else Is Rosamund Pike Up To at the Moment?
Pike is coming offSaltburn,a psychological thriller and dark comedy (depending on your perspective), which gained viral popularity last Christmas as an “out-there” alternative to traditional holiday favorites on Prime Video. Pike got some of the best write-ups of her career for her work in the film as the ditzy matriarch of a wealthy family which was taken down from within byBarry Keoghan.
She is set to appear inNow You See Me 3, the second sequel in the magician-heist franchise, and will also be reprising her role as Moiraine Damodred in the third season of Prime Video’s fantasy sensation,The Wheel of Time.She has also just recently been cast in another series for Netflix,Thumblite, which is a new corporate thriller set in Silicon Valley. The series has been written byExtrapolationscreatorScott Z. Burnsand has been given a straight-to-order series.
Sacha Baron Cohenhas also been cast. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates onLadies First. In the meantime, you’re able to stream Pike’s performance inSaltburnon Prime Video.
Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.
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