AFM: Geena Davis, Scoot McNairy Set for Street Journey Comedy ‘Cowgirl’s Final Experience’

Greater than 30 years after she made her most well-known sprint throughout America in Thelma & Louise, two-time Oscar winner Geena Davis has lined up one other wild highway journey film with Cowgirl’s Final Experience.

The comedy journey was initially introduced again in 2019, however has now taken form, with Scoot McNairy (Argo, 12 Years a Slave), Julia Sweeney (Saturday Evening Dwell, Pulp Fiction) and Jill Scott (The No. 1 Girls’ Detective Company, Get On Up) becoming a member of the solid and Hanway Movie launching gross sales on the upcoming American Movie Market.

Described as a “comedic odyssey set towards the huge landscapes of rural Texas,” the story follows retired Texas cowgirl Fay (Davis), who escapes her Dallas nursing residence and journey’s again in the direction of her native East Texas, first in a in a stolen pickup truck then on a horse, on a experience of rediscovery to reconnect along with her former self, all whereas in sizzling pursuit by her extra standard — and deeply involved son Randall (McNairy).

Cowgirl’s Final Experience is the most recent manufacturing from Susan Cartsonis and Suzanne Farwell, the powerhouse producers liable for among the highest-grossing female-driven movies of all time equivalent to What Ladies Need and The Vacation. The 2 will produce with their Resonate Leisure associate, Brent Emery, with whom they made the current Amazon hit Sitting in Bars With Cake.

The movie will likely be directed by Leena Yadav, working from a script by eighth-generation Texan and performer Kris Hunt. Yadav’s debut characteristic movie Parched premiered at Toronto in 2015 and have become a pageant favorite. She’s since seen her 2018 BFI London Movie pageant title Rajma Chawal Was snapped up by Netflix and been a part of the Inform It Like a Lady anthology movie.

“Collaborating with the producers of among the best female-driven movies of all time and getting Geena Davis again into the saddle of a giant kick-ass function, is really thrilling,” stated HanWay Movies CEO Gabrielle Stewart. “It is a workforce who will ship a magical experience of a movie for a broad viewers, one that may make you giggle, cry, and take into consideration the which means of household.”

Added Resonate: “We based Resonate Leisure to inform actually entertaining, inclusive and unique tales from a feminine perspective. With sensible expertise like Geena within the lead and Leena holding the reins creatively, Cowgirl’s Final Experience is correct in that lane and we couldn’t be extra thrilled to carry this story to life.”

Resonate’s Cartsonis, Farwell and Emery will produce alongside Aseem Bajaj (Parched). Russell Carpenter (Avatar, Antman, Titanic) will function director of pictures.