{"id":18012,"date":"2021-03-23T13:34:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T02:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=189209"},"modified":"2021-03-23T13:24:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T13:24:06","slug":"nicola-peltz-directorial-debut","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/nicola-peltz-directorial-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicola Peltz Is Set To Make Her Directorial Debut For New Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_189211\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189211\" style=\"width: 5415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-189211 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-954772962.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5415\" height=\"3615\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-189211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Sean Zanni \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In exciting news, the film industry is set to be blessed with another female-led and directed film. <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/brooklyn-beckham-proposing-to-nicola-peltz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicola Peltz<\/a>, known for <em>Transformers: Age of Extinction<\/em> and <em>Bates Motel,<\/em> is set to write and co-direct alongside Bria Vinaite (<em>The Florida Project<\/em>) for new indie Drama, <em>Lola James<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2021\/03\/nicola-peltz-virginia-madsen-lola-james-movie-1234719410\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Deadline<\/em><\/a>, the period film will be set in 2002 and tell the story of 19-year-old protagonist, Lola, as she desperately tries to find a way to get her younger brother, Arlo, out of their toxic home situation. 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Will McCance (from <em>Bernard and Huey<\/em>) and Ryan Kirby (from <em>Four Good Days<\/em> and <em>Five Points<\/em>) are set to produce the feature.<\/p>\n<p>Vinaite brings experience from her acting debut, <em>The Florida Project<\/em>, which follows themes similar to <em>Lola James<\/em>. It tells the story of the struggles of poverty and homelessness for a young mother and her children who live in a motel.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Florida Project | Official Trailer HD | A24\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WwQ-NH1rRT4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Lola James<\/em> is currently in production in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The inception of <em>Lola James<\/em> follows a recent trend of female directors receiving widespread acclaim for telling gritty and realistic stories authentically. 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