Gabourey Sidibe is about to star in and government produce “Rose Moon,” a Southern Gothic psychological drama from filmmaker Daniel Peddle.
The movie follows Rose King, a lonely North Carolina probation officer whose affair with a parolee spirals into obsession, inserting her profession in danger. It’s primarily based on a real story with the filmmakers saying “Rose Moon” will discover “loneliness, desire, power, faith, and identity through the lens of a middle-aged Black woman experiencing a late-life sexual awakening.”
Sidibe will play Rose in her first main dramatic function lead since her breakthrough in “Precious,” the 2009 movie that scored her an Oscar nomination. She has collaborated carefully with Peddle on the event of the screenplay and character.
“Every time there’s a news story about a female corrections officer having a romantic entanglement with an inmate, I always wonder about the woman and what led her to those choices,” Sidibe mentioned in a press release. “Without judgment, I wonder why she would risk her livelihood, her safety, and more than anything, her own freedom. When Daniel told me this story, I immediately understood. It’s not love or even excitement that drives someone toward a dangerous decision like this. It’s loneliness. Soul-crushing, unbearable loneliness.”
Peddle’s earlier movies embrace “Moss” and “Beyond The Aggressives: 25 Years Later.” Sidibe’s credit embrace “Empire,” “Antebellum” and “Tower Heist.” She not too long ago made her function directorial debut with Lifetime’s “Be Happy” and is presently filming the following season of “American Horror Story.”
“Gabourey brings extraordinary emotional intelligence, vulnerability, humor, and humanity to Rose,” mentioned Peddle. “From our earliest conversations, she connected deeply to the character and challenged me to push the material further. The film became richer, more emotionally truthful, and more expansive through that collaboration.”
“Rose Moon” will begin manufacturing in Georgia this yr and might be produced by Tyler Stephenson for Espresso Robotic, alongside Anton Palmér, Brian Pendleton for Drama Kween Productions and Wellington Love for w/Love Productions. Casting is by Ryan Tymensky.
Sidibe is represented by Genuine Expertise & Literary Administration and TS Legislation Group.
