Elizabeth Moss, Susan Sarandon Join CALL JANE

According to Variety, Elisabeth Moss and Susan Sarandon have joined "Call Jane," a film that follows a 1960s UNDERGROUND abortion movement in the U.S. Sian Heder ("Tallulah") will direct.

Moss will play Joy, a traditional housewife who falls pregnant. She then finds the Janes, an UNDERGROUND abortion movement led by Virginia (Sarandon). They save her life and give her a sense of purpose: to help other women take control of their destinies.

"The Jane Collective is an important and fascinating part of our history, especially for women," Moss said. "We see their story unfold through the eyes of Joy, a complex character who represents many women caught between one period of time and the next.

"It's also frighteningly relevant and timely to be telling this story right now, and I know, with Sian at the helm, it's going to be an honest and brave film."

Brenner added: "As a woman and a mother of two girls, I feel a responsibility with 'Call Jane' to tell the incredible story of these brave women at a time when women's rights and empowerment hangs in the balance."

The film is in pre-production. Michelle Mason Vella and the writers, Hayley Schore and Roshan Sethi, will executive produce.

Read the original story on Variety.

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