OZARK Star Julia Garner In Talks For Upcoming Harvey Weinstein Assistant Film

According to The Hollywood Reporter, OZARK star Julia Garner is in talks to star in the currently untitled film told from the perspective of Harvey Weinstein's Assistant. Kitty Green is penning the script. James Schamus is producing with Scott Macaulay. Read more about the news from The Hollywood Reporter here!

Garner is a talented dynamic young actress who recently gave a breakout performance that received critical praise as the scrappy and conniving "Ruth Langmore" opposite Jason Bateman and Laura Linney in Netflix's "Ozark," which will return for a second season in August. This fall, Garner will also co-star in the Netflix series "Maniac" opposite Emma Stone, Justin Theroux and Jonah Hill. The series is written and directed by Cary Fukunaga. In 2015, Garner received critical recognition for her performance as a pregnant teenager in Paul Weitz's "Grandma," which she starred in opposite Lily Tomlin. Other film credits include memorable performances in "We Are What We Are," "Electrick Children" and "Martha Marcy May Marlene. On the small screen, she has been praised for her work on FX's "The Americans," and was recently seen appearing in HBO's "GIRLS" and in Netflix's "The Get Down." She was also recently seen in The Paramount Network's six-part event series "WACO" opposite Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch.

Garner is represented by United Talent Agency, Anonymous Content and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.

Garner is on the far left in photo.