For those who aren’t keeping tabs, the title of “indie queen” formerly held by Parker Posey and Lily Taylor has now officially been passed onto to Toni Collette. When she doesn’t fly back home in here native Austrial for a movie part, she has over the last couple of years been an important supporting actress figure in the indie biz – notable making the switch between heavy dramatic roles (The Dead Girl, The Night
Listener) to mothering roles in Little Miss
Sunshine and upcoming Towelhead.
THR reports that the actress has boarded Sam Mendes ‘s untitled
comedy for Focus Features (she last had a bit part in Focus’ much maligned summer release drama of Evening).
Scripted by Dave Eggers and wife Vendela Vida, Collette will play a
college professor and close family friend of a couple (Krasinski and
Rudolph) canvasing the country to find the best place to raise their
unborn child. She’s convinced that their kid will end up dysfunctional
no matter where it’s raised.
This is Mendes’ first dip into the comedy genre if you consider American Beauty as a dramedy. He has officially completed Revolutionary
Road which some expect to see premiere at Cannes.