Felicity Jones, Jonathan Bailey Drop Out of Simon Amstell Comedy ‘Maria’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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variety.comK.J. Yossman Felicity Jones and Jonathan Bailey are no longer attached to star in Simon Amstell’s comedy “Maria,” Variety can confirm.
The movie is currently on pause after cast scheduling issues were followed by last year’s Hollywood strikes, although a source says Amstell is in talks to revive the project, which was first launched at Cannes two years ago.
Jones was set to lead the feature, playing a woman called Maria who was struggling with her age and a difficult relationship with her terminally-ill father.
According to the logline, Maria then embarked on a questionable relationship with her stepbrother Raffy. “Bridgerton’s” Jonathan Bailey was lined up to play Maria’s boyfriend while Jason Isaacs was cast as her father.
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