Mena Suvari is to star in a new teen body-swap movie about psychedelic gummies.
The American Pie actress is joined in Jenna Milly's upcoming movie The Incredible Edible by Jean Evans (Busboys), Steph Tolev (Tires), Jake Picking (Top Gun: Maverick) and Rodney J. Hobbs (Young Dylan), with principal photography having recently wrapped in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed.
The cast also includes Jacalyn Alongi, John-Paul Howard, Casey Burke, Kenzie Yolles, Jake Somnath, Sebastian Amoruso, Landon Boyce, Lidya Jewett and Isa Mellody.
The movie is set during the final 24 hours before high school graduation, with Jean portraying an overachiever who discovers an edible has caused her to switch bodies with those around her, and her experiences through the perspectives of her mom (Suvari), classmates and teachers lead her to question the future she has planned out.
The Incredible Edible marks Jenna's directorial feature debut and she has also written the script and will produce for Paillette Pictures alongside Clement Bauer for Resonate Entertainment and Emily Sheehan, Andrew DeCesare and Mike Day. In addition, Susan Cartsonis and Suzanne Farwell will serve as executive producers for resonate.
The Fabulous Four writer is "so proud" of her first feature, which pays tribute to iconic 1980s teen movies.
Jenna said in a statement: \u201cI\u2019ve always dreamt about making a fun popcorn movie that pays homage to the quirky science-fiction high school films of the \u201980s.
\u201cOur cast is amazing, and this story is absolutely wild. It was so much fun to shoot. I\u2019m so proud of this magical film.\u201d
Meanwhile, Mena previously told of how she wrote her 2021 autobiography The Great Peace to exorcise the pain from her life after falling victim to a predatory manager after she arrived in Hollywood at the age of 15, having previously overcome childhood sexual abuse, and subsequently spiralling into drug abuse.
She told People magazine: \u201cI wrote my book because I just needed to get it out of my life, and I wanted to move forward.
\u201cI couldn\u2019t hide anymore, and I knew that I needed to do it for myself. And after I\u2019d finished writing the book, I got pregnant.
\u201cI just felt like I was playing a game with myself all the time: \u2018I\u2019m this person. I didn\u2019t have that past, and I\u2019m everything that you want me to be.\u2019
\u201cThat's what my life was: \u2018Who do you want me to be, and how you want me to be?\u2019 That's what I learned how to do.
\u201cAnd so now I'm sort of like, \u2018No, I'm getting to know me, and this is what I like,\u2019 and I\u2019m learning to be okay with just learning how to accept myself.
\u201cWhat\u2019s amazing is the things that have come out of that \u2013 people that have thought of me, other work that\u2019s come.
\u201cAnd that was only because I had to step out of my own way. It\u2019s just about fear.
\u201cWe\u2019re so afraid that if we make this move, if we do that move, we\u2019re not going to be accepted.
\u201cI still don\u2019t have all of those answers, but\u2026 I\u2019d rather be free, and I\u2019d rather have these conversations and hope that it helps somebody.\u201d
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