Netflix has launched production in New Orleans on the comedy movie “Tall Girl,” with newcomer Ava Michelle in the title role following a worldwide casting call.
Michelle, who fits the billing at 6-foot one-inch, will play a 16-year-old who is the tallest female at a high school, where she has never felt completely comfortable.
“It was essential for us to find an actor to portray our lead who can speak to the challenges and lessons that Jodi experiences from a very personal place of authenticity,” said Nzingha Stewart, the film’s director. “Ava’s ability to beautifully and uniquely showcase those attributes stood out to us in a way that we believe audiences will connect with. ‘Tall Girl’ showcases that embracing the very qualities that make you different is what allows you to overcome anything.”
Griffin Gluck (Netflix’s “American Vandal”) will star as the best friend of Michelle’s character.
Michelle, who fits the billing at 6-foot one-inch, will play a 16-year-old who is the tallest female at a high school, where she has never felt completely comfortable.
“It was essential for us to find an actor to portray our lead who can speak to the challenges and lessons that Jodi experiences from a very personal place of authenticity,” said Nzingha Stewart, the film’s director. “Ava’s ability to beautifully and uniquely showcase those attributes stood out to us in a way that we believe audiences will connect with. ‘Tall Girl’ showcases that embracing the very qualities that make you different is what allows you to overcome anything.”
Griffin Gluck (Netflix’s “American Vandal”) will star as the best friend of Michelle’s character.
- 1/24/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has cast actor-dancer-model Ava Michelle to star in Tall Girl, its upcoming original high school comedy movie being directed by Nzingha Stewart. The newcomer leads a cast that includes Griffin Gluck (American Vandal), Luke Eisner (The Goldbergs) and Sabrina Carpenter (The Hate U Give) along with Steve Zahn and Angela Kinsey.
Shooting is underway in New Orleans after an open search was conducted last fall for a lead actress 5-foot-10 or taller and between the ages of 13-21. They eventually landed on Michelle, who is 6-foot-1, to make her feature film debut playing Jodi, the tallest girl in her school who has never quite felt comfortable in her own statuesque skin.
All of that changes when she falls for the handsome (and equally tall) foreign exchange student Stig (Eisner) who, of course, gets Jodi’s quirky, best, male friend Dunkleman (Gluck) and his hippie mom as a host family.
Shooting is underway in New Orleans after an open search was conducted last fall for a lead actress 5-foot-10 or taller and between the ages of 13-21. They eventually landed on Michelle, who is 6-foot-1, to make her feature film debut playing Jodi, the tallest girl in her school who has never quite felt comfortable in her own statuesque skin.
All of that changes when she falls for the handsome (and equally tall) foreign exchange student Stig (Eisner) who, of course, gets Jodi’s quirky, best, male friend Dunkleman (Gluck) and his hippie mom as a host family.
- 1/24/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has found its tall girl. The streaming service announced on Thursday that it has cast actor, dancer and model Ava Michelle to play the lead role in its upcoming live action comedy “Tall Girl.”
This will mark Michelle’s feature film debut. As part of the casting process, Netflix held a worldwide casting call, searching for girls 5-foot-10 or taller between the ages of 13 and 21 years old to star as the film’s lead, 16-year-old Jodi. Michelle is 6-foot-1.
Production on “Tall Girl” will begin this week in New Orleans.
“It was essential for us to find an actor to portray our lead who can speak to the challenges and lessons that Jodi experiences from a very personal place of authenticity,” said Nzingha Stewart, the film’s director, in a statement. “Ava’s ability to beautifully and uniquely showcase those attributes stood out to us in a way that...
This will mark Michelle’s feature film debut. As part of the casting process, Netflix held a worldwide casting call, searching for girls 5-foot-10 or taller between the ages of 13 and 21 years old to star as the film’s lead, 16-year-old Jodi. Michelle is 6-foot-1.
Production on “Tall Girl” will begin this week in New Orleans.
“It was essential for us to find an actor to portray our lead who can speak to the challenges and lessons that Jodi experiences from a very personal place of authenticity,” said Nzingha Stewart, the film’s director, in a statement. “Ava’s ability to beautifully and uniquely showcase those attributes stood out to us in a way that...
- 1/24/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
After what it described as a worldwide casting call, Netflix has selected newcomer Ava Michelle for the title role of its comedy Tall Girl, which has begun production in New Orleans. Michelle, a 6-foot-1-inch-tall actress, dancer and model, will make her feature-film debut in the role of Jodie, a 16-year-old who is the tallest girl in her high school.
"It was essential for us to find an actor to portray our lead who can speak to the challenges and lessons that Jodi experiences from a very personal place of authenticity," Nzingha Stewart, the film's director, said in a ...
"It was essential for us to find an actor to portray our lead who can speak to the challenges and lessons that Jodi experiences from a very personal place of authenticity," Nzingha Stewart, the film's director, said in a ...
- 1/24/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
After what it described as a worldwide casting call, Netflix has selected newcomer Ava Michelle for the title role of its comedy Tall Girl, which has begun production in New Orleans. Michelle, a 6-foot-1-inch-tall actress, dancer and model, will make her feature-film debut in the role of Jodie, a 16-year-old who is the tallest girl in her high school.
"It was essential for us to find an actor to portray our lead who can speak to the challenges and lessons that Jodi experiences from a very personal place of authenticity," Nzingha Stewart, the film's director, said in a ...
"It was essential for us to find an actor to portray our lead who can speak to the challenges and lessons that Jodi experiences from a very personal place of authenticity," Nzingha Stewart, the film's director, said in a ...
- 1/24/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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