Overview

• Aubrey Plaza says she’s “excited” to tackle her first portrayal of a real person by playing Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss, calling her a “badass icon.”
• The biopic marks Leah Rachel’s feature directorial debut, with co-writing by Rachel Sennott and Travis Jackson and production through Plaza’s Evil Hag banner.
• The screenplay follows Fleiss’s pre-trial scramble in Los Angeles as she leverages connections and blackmail with help from an aspiring writer named Jaclyn.
• The film is expected to begin filming in Los Angeles in the coming months, with the production now in early pre-production stages.
• Heidi Fleiss has publicly endorsed Plaza’s casting, and Plaza says she hopes to visit Fleiss’s desert residence ahead of production.