‘Euphoria’ Star Barbie Ferreira to Lead XYZ’s Rom-Com ‘Mile End Kicks’ With Devon Bostick, Stanley Simons, Juliette Gariepy (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran “Euphoria” breakout Barbie Ferreira is set to star in the indie Montreal-set rom-com “Mile End Kicks” for XYZ Films.
Starring alongside in the feature from writer-director Chandler Levack (“I Like Movies”) are Devon Bostick (“Oppenheimer”), Stanley Simons (“The Iron Claw”) and Juliette Gariépy (“Red Rooms”).
Production is currently underway in Montreal, with XYZ financing through its New Visions initiative. The film is a Banner House Productions/Zapruder Films production, in association with Rhombus Media.
Set in the summer of 2011, “Mile End Kicks” follows Grace Pine (Ferreira), a 24-year-old music critic who moves to Montreal intending to write a book about Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill.” Her plans take an unexpected turn when she becomes romantically involved with two members of the same struggling indie rock band and decides to become their publicist.
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