Through the likes of small but notable film and television appearances, Lizzy Caplan (Mean Girls, Cloverfield, Hot Tub Time Machine) has made her way onto the radar. Pictures have popped up courtesy of The Playlist showing the eternally adorable actress getting her southern girl on in Queens of Country, “a quirky, southwestern-flavored comedy” directed by Ryan Page and Christopher Pomerenke. The two also co-wrote the screenplay alongside first-timer Serene Dominic.
Filming on location in Arizona, the film follows Jolene Gillis (Caplan), “the prettiest girl in a small Arizona town [who] finds an iPod filled with songs that speak to her sensitive heart.” Thus, Gillis embarks on a journey to find the iPod’s owner, thoroughly convinced that the owner is her certain special someone. Her journey is described as being wrought with “mistaken identities, ATVs, line dancing competitions, kidnappers, time machines and doppelgangers,” which should definitely embody that southern flavor.
The film is also set to co-star Ron Livingston (Office Space, Band of Brothers) and Joe Lo Truglio (Superbad, Role Models). Livingston always seems to exert an inexplicable and quiet charm on screen, and Lo Trugio’s appearances on Party Down should suggest at least some good chemistry between he and Caplan. No word on what roles their characters will play – Livingston is listed as Rance McCoy, and Lo Trugio’s billing as Penny/Jerry seems to suggest that the titular term “Queen” might be taken to heart.
As of now, the only other directorial titles under the belts of Page and Pomerenke are a handful of music docs, which doesn’t necessarily speak to their talents as feature filmmakers, but given the country western music influence in the synopsis, this still might be right up their alley.
So what do you think of Queens thus far? Are you looking forward to Caplan leading a film?