EXCLUSIVE: Will Yun Lee (The Good Physician), Abby Miller (Residence Earlier than Darkish), Jon Huertas (This Is Us) and Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Undertaking) are set to headline the indie function California State of affairs, co-written by Dara Resnik (Daredevil, Residence Earlier than Darkish) and James Takata (This Is Us, The Firm You Hold).
California State of affairs is a coming-of-middle-age love story exploring the intergenerational echoes of trauma, survival, and therapeutic. Directed by Takata, this movie brings collectively numerous household histories, weaving them right into a poignant narrative set in opposition to the backdrop of celebrated artist Isamu Noguchi’s sculptural backyard, California State of affairs. It’s the first and solely movie to be granted permission to shoot on the storied location.
Lee performs Jacob Hara, a single father who races to assist his daughter Lexi (Minnie Mills) when a long-held household secret threatens to upend their world. In the meantime, Laura Acker (Miller), a single mom recovering from her abusive marriage, fights to guard her daughter Phoebe (Prince) amid a difficult co-parenting dynamic. Their journeys of fact and therapeutic intersect in surprising methods, highlighting the facility of confronting the previous to construct a stronger future.
“Although it offers with troublesome themes, at its core it is a hopeful love story,” Takata shared.
California State of affairs additionally options Jes Macallan (Legends of Tomorrow) as Kelly, James Saito (All the time Be My Possibly) as Invoice, Jean Yoon (Kim’s Comfort) as Nancy, Emmylou Diaz (Jane the Virgin) as Anna, and Ellen Greene (Little Store of Horrors) as Renee. With roles that includes Jack Stuart (Shrinking) as Jack, Zhaleh (Cobra Kai) as Stephanie, Dove Meir (NCIS: LA) as Michael, and award-winning creator Reema Zaman rounding out the solid.
Produced by Jhennifer Webberley & Jen Prince of Metamorfic Productions, Dara Resnik, Jon Huertas, Jennie Yamaki, Chloe Durkin, and Carter Smith.
“James and I come from disparate cultures — Jewish and Japanese-American. Each our folks have been put in focus camps on completely different continents. We’re each descendants of people who skilled displacement. We haven’t seen a film that speaks to these parallels,” Resnik stated in an announcement.
The movie is about for launch later this yr, with pageant premiere bulletins coming quickly. Yasu Tanida of This Is Us will function cinematographer.
Lee is repped by Surprise Road and Unbiased Artists Group. Huertas is repped by CAA and Marsh Leisure.
