Cannes: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ariana DeBose Join ‘Poolman’

Chris Pine, Danny DeVito and Annette Bening co-star in the L.A.-set drama, which Pine will direct.

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ariana DeBose Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagi-Getty, Getty-Theo Wargo/WireImage

Jennifer Jason Leigh and Ariana DeBose have joined the cast of Poolman, an L.A.-set drama, which will mark the directorial debut of Star Trek and Wonder Woman star Chris Pine.

Pine, who co-wrote Poolman with Ian Gotler, will also star in the film, which is described as a tribute to Los Angeles with nods to iconic movies set in L.A., from Chinatown to La La Land. Annette Bening and Danny DeVito also star.

Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios is fully financing the film and will be pitching it to buyers at the Cannes Film Market this week.

DeBose is coming off an award season sweep for her performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, a role that won her the Oscar, the BAFTA, the SAG and the Golden Globe awards for best supporting actress. She has a recurring role in HBO’s Westworld and will appear inMatthew Vaughn’s upcoming spy thriller Argylle alongside Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry Cavill and Sam Rockwell. She is currently shooting J.C. Chandor’s Kraven the Hunter with Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Russell Crowe.

Leigh, Oscar-nominated for her turn in Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight, can currently be seen in the Amazon Prime series Hunters alongside Al Pacino, Logan Lerman and Lena Olin.

Pine will also produce Poolman alongside Stacey Sher (Erin Brockovich, Django Unchained) and Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins. The film goes into production in Los Angeles in June.

DeBose is repped by CAA and AC Management. Leigh is repped by CAA and Untitled Entertainment; Pine is repped by CAA, John Carrabino Management and Gendler & Kelly. Bening is repped by CAA and Mark Gochman of Gochman Law Group. DeVito is repped by CAA and Joel Behr of Behr & Abramson. Jenkins is repped by CAA and Sher are repped by CAA and Kevin Marks at Gang, Tyre, Ramer, & Brown. Jensen is repped by WME.