Abby Ryder Fortson To Star In John Fortson’s ‘Rated’ Dramedy Film
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Abby Ryder Fortson, who starred as Margaret in 2023’s Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, and as a young Cassie in Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), will star in the independently financed feature dramedy, Rated, directed by John Fortson.
Based on his award-winning short film of the same name, Rated the short, quickly captivated the festival circuit, earning rave reviews and 23 awards from over 60 festivals worldwide including Palm Springs Shortfest, Savannah International, Short Shorts Japan, Asthetica UK, Cleveland International, and Rhode Island International.
Rated also stars Christie Lynn Smith (The Other Zoey, The Crazies), who co-wrote the script with Fortson, Dale Dickey (Hell or High Water, Fallout), Spencer Garrett (HBO’s Winning Time, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood) and Darryl Cox (Minari, Twisters).
Jacob Ryan Snovel (Agnes), Kyle Kauwika Harris (The Huntsman) from SafeHouse Films are producing alongside Smith and Fortson under their new production company Loose Leaf Films, as well as acclaimed filmmaker Mark Pellington (Arlington Road, upcoming thriller: Lone Wolf, starring Bryan Cranston and Lily Gladstone for Ted Hope and Christine Vachon of Killer Films).
Read more on deadline.com
