Aubrey Plaza, Susan Sarandon, & More Join The Office Star’s Movie

Golden Globe nominee Aubrey Plaza (The White Lotus) and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon (Thelma & Louise) have officially signed on to star in the upcoming magical realist movie titled, The Accompanist. They will also be joined by Everly Carganilla (Spy Kids: Armageddon), who has been tapped to play one of the leading roles.

The project hails from The Office and Silicon Valley vet Zach Woods, who direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with long-time collaborator Brandon Gardner. This serves as Woods’ feature-length directorial debut, after previously directing short films such as 2020’s David and 2021’s Bud. The former received a nomination for the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.

“Life can feel so lonely sometimes. I think it’s worth telling stories about how scary, funny, and glorious it is when we’re brave enough to try to find our way to each other in the dark,” Woods said in statement.

What is The Accompanist starring Aubrey Plaza about?

The Accompanist will be produced by Woods, Plaza, Michael Sagol, Allison Hironaka, Carlos Zozaya, and Lauren Bratman, with Bert Hamelinck, Hannah Reyer, Vincent Newman, Vance Howard, Brandon Gardner, Avtar Khalsa, Corentin De Saedeleer, Dan Sbrega, Daniel “Dickey” Abedon and Philipp Engelhorn serving as executive producers. It is a produced by Caviar, with Mister Smith Entertainment handlings its international sales. The movie is currently in post-production.

“When 9-year-old Emily (Carganilla) accidentally tells her school nurse that her dementia-stricken grandpa almost got them killed, a rookie child-welfare agent Sarah (Plaza) is sent to their house to investigate. A botched extraction ensues and Emily is taken and placed with Sylvia, a new foster parent,” reads the official synopsis. “Sylvia (Sarandon) is mysterious, witchy, funny, and unpredictable. Her natural warmth and playfulness are complicated by the fact that she is haunted by visitations from her past. As Emily and Sylvia grow closer, their worlds, dreams, and visions begin to overlap. As their friendship deepens, they must decide how much they are willing to risk— whether their burgeoning love is worth the ghosts that it seems to summon.”

(Source: Deadline)

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