Indie darling Greta Gerwig (LOL, Baghead) broke into the mainstream when she scored a role in Noah Baumbach‘s Greenberg as the titular character’s love interest. After appearing in this year’s dismally received Arthur, she’s finally becoming a studio leading lady in the upcoming romantic comedy, Lola Versus.
Written by Zoe Lister-Jones and director Daryl Wein (the team behind Breaking Upwards), Lola Versus is the story of a woman (Gerwig) who is dumped just weeks before her wedding. In classic silver screen fashion, this inspires her to embark on a series of encounters that she hopes will help her discover her place in the world as a single woman before she turns 30.
According to Variety, Orlando Bloom is in talks to play the dumper, Gerwig’s character’s college sweetheart. Production is scheduled to start in June in New York and distribution in the form on Fox Searchlight.
If you’re unfamiliar with Gerwig’s work, it’s about time to get caught up. Baghead is a personal favorite, combining horror and mumblecore in ways too surprising for me to spoil here. Hannah Takes the Stairs, LOL, and Nights and Weekends are some other mumblecore gems.
But if you’re into old-school horror, check Gerwig out in 2009’s authentically retro The House of the Devil. She’s an excellent actor, and it will be interesting to see where she fits into the Hollywood system.
How do you feel about indie favorites like Gerwig going mainstream?