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Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver Set for Joseph Cedar’s New York Thriller ‘Useful Idiots

Black Bear will shop the project at AFM with CAA Media Finance overseeing U.S. rights.

Overview

  • Streep plays Diane Castle, a veteran reporter whose probe of a record-setting penthouse sale pulls her into an oligarch’s web of influence and risk.
  • Joseph Cedar directs from a script he co-wrote with 60 Minutes producer Shachar Bar-On.
  • Fifth Season is financing and producing alongside Closer Media’s Zhang Xin and Jonathan King, with producers Bruce Cohen and William Horberg attached.
  • Black Bear plans to introduce the film to international buyers at the American Film Market.
  • The role marks Streep’s first major film since 2021’s Don’t Look Up, while Weaver continues an active slate that includes the Avatar franchise and a recent Golden Lion honor.