The film is an adaptation of Lucia Berlin’s short story collection of the same name, which includes 43 stories about women in multiple types of demanding jobs.exclusively that the project is in the early stages of development, with Blanchett’s production company Dirty Films producing the feature for New Republic Pictures, in association with El Deseo. Andrew Upton and Coco Francini are producing alongside Blanchett for Dirty Films.
Blanchett is a revered actress who has won two Academy Awards, for “The Aviator” in supporting actress and “Blue Jasmine” in lead actress. She’s in the awards conversation again this year for delivering two powerhouse performances in Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley” from Searchlight Pictures and Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up” from Netflix, with other projects on the horizon.