Naomi Ackie Land Lead Role In Zoë Kravitz’s Directorial Film ‘Pussy Island’
Variety is reporting that BAFTA winner Naomi Ackie has landed the lead role in Zoë Kravitz’s feature directorial debut, “Pussy Island.”
Ackie will join Channing Tatum, who was previously announced to star in the project, written by Kravitz and E.T. Feigenbaum.
Bruce Cohen, Kravitz, Tiffany Persons and Tatum’s Free Association will produce the movie, with Garret Levitz overseeing for Free Association.
“I am honored to be partnering with an iconic studio such as MGM for this project,” Kravitz said. “Their commitment to the art of storytelling is something that I truly admire and respect. Naomi Ackie is an extraordinary talent and we can’t wait to see her bring this role to life.”
Ackie will play Frida, a young, clever, Los Angeles cocktail waitress who has her eyes set on the prize: philanthropist and tech mogul Slater King (Tatum). When she skillfully maneuvers her way into King’s inner circle and ultimately an intimate gathering on his private island, she is ready for a journey of a lifetime. Despite the epic setting, beautiful people, ever-flowing champagne and late-night dance parties, Frida can sense that there’s more to this island than meets the eye. Something she can’t quite put her finger on. Something terrifying.
Ackie most recently starred in Season 3 of “Master of None,” where she also served as an executive producer, and she is next set to play Whitney Houston in director Stella Meghie’s highly-anticipated biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” The actor will also star in Malachi Smyth’s “The Score.”