EXCLUSIVE: Billie Lourd is ready to hitch the ensemble of the upcoming Amazon MGM Studios AI pic Synthetic, which Luca Guadagnino is directing. Lourd joins a forged that already contains Andrew Garfield, Yura Borisov, Monica Barbaro, Jason Schwartzman, Cooper Koch, Cooper Hoffman and Ike Barinholtz.
Official plot particulars are being stored beneath wraps, though the movie is being described as a comedic drama set on the earth of synthetic intelligence. Whereas unconfirmed, sources say the movie revolves across the interval at OpenAI in 2023 that noticed CEO Sam Altman fired and rehired in a matter of days. Particulars behind who Lourd can be taking part in are unknown at the moment.
Simon Wealthy wrote the script and can produce alongside Heyday Movies’ David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford, in addition to Jennifer Fox.
Lourd most not too long ago starred in Gia Coppola’s The Final Showgirl and voiced a job within the animated Smurfs film. On TV, Lourd visitor starred on Hulu’s Mid-Century Trendy, and starred within the eleventh season of Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story: NYC, in addition to in AHS‘ Double Characteristic, 1984, Apocalypse and Cult. Upcoming initiatives embody Maturity, directed by Alex Winter; The Pirate King; Love Language; the comedy That Pal; and crime thriller The Deputy. Lourd additionally starred in two seasons of Ryan Murphy’s Fox collection Scream Queens.
Lourd made her function movie debut in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Pressure Awakens and reprised her function as Lieutenant Connix in Star Wars: The Final Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. She additionally appeared in Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut Booksmart; the transatlantic comedy And Mrs.; and starred in Common’s romantic comedy Ticket to Paradise.
She is represented by CAA.
