Date 06/11/2018 - News People
Allison Janney has landed the lead role in the thriller ?Lou,? a project being set up at J.J. Abrams?s Bad Robot Productions.
According to SF Gate, Anna Foerster of "Outlander" fame will direct the dramatic thriller.
In the film, a tough elderly woman living on a remote island is recruited by a neighbor to help her find her kidnapped daughter.
Janney will play a rule-breaking woman with a tough shell and keen abilities as a tracker.
Janney recently won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for ?I, Tonya? and is currently filming Cory Finley?s ?Bad Education".