Dave McNary Film Reporter“Normal People” star Daisy Edgar-Jones has signed on for the lead role in Legendary’s social thriller “Fresh.”The project is based on Lauryn Kahn’s script with Mimi Cave directing.
Legendary, which announced the Edgar-Jones casting on Tuesday, is keeping the film’s storyline under wraps. Hyperobject Industries’ Adam McKay and Kevin Messick will produce.“Normal People,” based on Sally Rooney’s best-selling novel, broke a streaming record for BBC Three.
Edgar-Jones stars as Marianne Sheridan opposite Paul Mescal’s Connell Waldron as they become romantically involved during their final days in secondary school and during their undergraduate years in Trinity College Dublin.
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