Overview
- Deadline reports Bueckers is attached as the lead and an executive producer on Jess & Pearl, marking her first feature role.
- Apple Original Films is said to be developing the movie, though the company offered no comment and no release timeline has been announced.
- The story follows two women’s basketball phenoms whose friendship is tested by fame, competition, and the business of college athletics.
- Producers include The White Lotus producer David Bernad via Middle Child Pictures, with Lindsay Kagawa Colas and Tommy Alter also producing.
- The reported move comes after Bueckers led UConn to the 2025 NCAA title, went No. 1 in the WNBA draft to the Dallas Wings, and won Rookie of the Year.