Overview

• Baz Luhrmann and playwright Ava Pickett have completed the screenplay and recently staged its first reading for Warner Bros teams.
• Designer Catherine Martin provided visual materials during the Chateau Marmont presentation to illustrate the film’s aesthetic vision.
• Deadline reports that 18-year-old Isla Johnston, known for her roles in The Queen’s Gambit and Apple TV+ series, is in early talks for the title role.
• Johnston has reportedly received an offer from Warner Bros and is represented by The Artists Partnership in the UK and UTA in the US.
• The epic will chronicle Joan of Arc’s rise from peasant to military leader during the Hundred Years’ War under Warner Bros’ banner.