John Cameron Mitchell To Assume Leslie Jordan’s Role Opposite Margaret Cho In Late Actor’s Passion Project ‘Ron’
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) will step in for the late Leslie Jordan as the lead for the beloved actor’s passion project, Ron.
2x Tony Award winner Mitchell is now set to star opposite Emmy and Grammy nom Margaret Cho in the film based on her personal experiences, which Ben Eisner will direct from his own script.
The dramedy follows troubled eleven-year-old Lola, who in the summer of 1982, is introduced to MTV, punk rock music and an 8mm film camera by her babysitter Ron (Mitchell), who collides with the AIDS crisis after giving Lola an assignment to make a film that proves or disproves the existence of God before summer’s end.
Ron hails from Knitted Heart in association with Garnet Girl. Lisa G. Black will produce for Garnet Girl, alongside Cranium Entertainment’ Kimberly Montini and Eisner, with Jordan to be credited as an exec producer alongside Cho.
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