A new coming-of-age film is in the works for Hulu and Deadline is reporting that Rowan Blanchard and Auli’i Cravalho have signed on to play the leads.
Via Deadline | Courtesy of Mega; Raul Romo
What’s Happening:
- Deadline is reporting that Rowan Blanchard and Auli’i Cravalho have been cast in a new coming-of-age film for Hulu.
- The project is currently untitled, and Sammi Cohen will serve as director, working with a script penned by Kirsten King and Casey Rackham.
- Blanchard will star as Paige, an aspiring artist who’s thrust out of her comfort zone and Cravalho will portray AJ, a track star who has always lived in the shadow of her twin sister.
- Disney fans will surely recognize both leads from various projects. Blanchard has had roles in:
- A Wrinkle In Time
- The Goldbergs
- Titular role in Girl Meets World
- Cravalho provided the voice of Moana in Disney’s Moana and starred as Ariel in ABC’s The Little Mermaid Live!
Synopsis:
- The untitled film “centers on an aspiring artist who is forced to join her high school track team, using it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she’s been harboring a long-time crush on. Later, though, she finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate, only then discovering what real love feels like.”
Creative Team:
- The film has an impressive and extensive creative team of producers including:
- Jeremy Garelick, Will Phelps and Ryan Bennett of American High
- Andrew Miano of Depth of Field
- Natasha Lyonne, Maya Rudolph and Danielle Renfrew Behrens of Animal Pictures
- Katie Newman of 3Arts
- Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon of LD Entertainment
- Executive producers include:
- Britta Rowings and Dan Balgoyen of Depth of Field
- Michael Glassman of LD Entertainment
- Max Butler