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deadline.comChloe Bailey Boards AGC Studio’s Wall Street Drama ‘Midas Touch’ Musician and actor Chloe Bailey (Grown-ish) has signed on to star in the Wall Street drama Midas Touch from AGC Studios.
The flick follows the true story of Lauren Simmons, the youngest equity trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and only the second African American woman to hold that position.
Bailey will star as Simmons in the pic, which will be directed by Numa Perrier (The Perfect Find). Simmons is an executive producer on the film, as are AGC’s Stuart Ford, Lourdes Diaz, and Glendon Palmer.
CAA negotiated on behalf of Bailey and AGC’s SVP of Legal & Business Affairs, Anant Tamirisa, and Palmer negotiated on behalf of AGC. ‘The Pact’ Producer Little Door Expands With Drama Hires The Welsh indie behind BBC drama The Pact, Little Door Productions, has hired Sherlock and Baker Boys exec Bethan Jones as an executive producer and Beth Jones as development executive.
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