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American actress and comedian Aubrey Plaza is set to essay the role of notorious criminal Heidi Fleiss in an upcoming biographical drama film.
According to reports, the film titled “The Heidi Fleiss Story”, will mark the directorial debut of Leah Rachel, known for Netflix series “Chambers”.
Fleiss first hit the headlines in the early ’90s for being the operator of what was termed as the world’s largest high-end prostitution ring, allegedly involving Hollywood big-wigs, politicians, and other powerful individuals.
The film has been written by actor Rachel Sennott, Rachel and Travis Jackson.
The film follows the journey of Fleiss before trial, scrambling around Los Angeles trying to blackmail and leverage various connections to get the case dropped, with the help of an aspiring young writer named Jaclyn.
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The biopic will be co-produced by independent production company Pinky Promise, which earlier produced Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl” and Andrea Arnold’s “Bird”. Plaza will also produce the movie through her company Evil Hag.
Plaza will next feature in filmmaker Ethan Coen’s “Honey Don’t” alongside Chris Evans and Margaret Qualley.
She will also be seen in Legendary and Warner Bros’ “Animal Friends” and “The Accompanist” with Susan Sarandon.
