J.K. Simmons and Nina Arianda Join ‘109 Billion Followers’ Ensemble Cast (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comKatcy Stephan Oscar winner J.K. Simmons and Tony winner Nina Arianda have joined the ensemble cast of magical realism dramedy “109 Billion Followers” from writer and director Ela Thier (“Foreign Letters,” “Tomorrow Ever After”). “109 Billion Followers,” which begins filming this November in New York City, also stars J.K.
Simmons’ daughter Olivia Simmons (“You Can’t Run Forever”) and Jake Ryan (“Asteroid City,” “Eighth Grade”). The movie follows a film student (Olivia Simmons) who makes a documentary about a homeless man (J.K.
Simmons) who is convinced that he’s the Grim Reaper. Her cameraman and unlikely love interest (Jake Ryan) adds laughs and heart, while her broken but loving mother (Nina Arianda) adds drama and mess.
It’s a “Being the Ricardos” reunion for J.K. Simmons and Arianda, who portrayed William Frawley and Vivian Vance in Aaron Sorkin’s 2021 Lucille Ball biographical drama.
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