Netflix has landed the Ted Melfi-directed dramedy The Starling, which reteams the filmmaker with his St. Vincent starMelissa McCarthy.
The movie, currently in postproduction, also stars Chris O'Dowd and Kevin Kline, with a large ensemble cast that includes Daveed Diggs, Loretta Devine and Timothy Olyphant.
The Starling, written by Matt Harris,follows a married couple that suffers a hardship, leading Jack (O'Dowd) to head off to deal with his grief while Lilly (McCarthy) remains in the "real" world, dealing with her own guilt.
As if Lilly’s troubles weren’t bad enough, a starling bird that has nested in her backyard begins to harass and attack her and she becomes comically obsessed with killing it.
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