Jack Huston and Angela Sarafyan to Star in Biblical Fantasy ‘Hail Mary’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Hail Mary,” a modern-day biblical fantasy that upends the mythology of Mary and Joseph, is in the works.“House of Gucci” actor Jack Huston and Angela Sarafyan of “Westworld” will star in the movie, which is currently in production in Mexico City.
Additional cast members include newcomers Natalia del Riego and Benny Emmanuel.Rosemary Rodriguez, whose credits include “Peacemaker,” “The Walking Dead” and “Acts of Worship,” is directing “Hail Mary” from a script by Knate Lee (“Jackass Forever,” “New Mutants”).“Hail Mary” is described as a retelling of Mary and Joseph story, one that promises to alter “everything you thought you believed in.”Here’s the official logline: “Maria (Riego) is an immigrant from Belize who finds herself mysteriously pregnant.
She’s following the North Star, attempting to get across a closed U.S. border. She’s being chased by the right-hand man of the devil, Baal (Huston).
Helping her is Jose (Emmanuel), a scrappy carpenter who happens to have built a tunnel under the Rio Grande for the Cartels.
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