Vanessa Kirby has signed an exclusive first look deal with Netflix. She will be partnering with the global streaming giant through her newly found production company Aluna Entertainment.
In this new venture Pieces of a Woman star is joined by former Film4 senior executive Lauren Dark. Dark has worked on films like Florian Zeller’s Oscar winning film ‘The Father’, Rebecca Hall’s ‘Passing’ and more.
Kirby will produce and develop new films that explore the spectrum of the female experience under this latest multi year deal with Netflix.
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Excited to announce that Vanessa Kirby and her production company Aluna Entertainment will be partnering with Netflix!
The PIECES OF A WOMAN star will produce and develop new films that explore the spectrum of the female experience. pic.twitter.com/Xg6EjezK5M
— Netflix Tudum (@NetflixTudum) August 31, 2021
About her deal with Netflix, Kirby said, “It has been a long dream of mine to produce and I have found the perfect partners in my friends at Netflix. They have been an inspiring creative home for me from The Crwon to Pieces of a Woman and I am thrilled to be on this journey alongside them.” She further added, “In Lauren I’ve found a true ally and we are united in our ambition to explore stories that relate to the uncharted female experience.”
Kirby received great acclaim for her roles in Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ and ‘Pieces of a Woman’. She went on to receive several accolades including a BAFTA TV award and nominations for Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award among others.
The talented star has several projects lined up including ‘The Son’ which is Florian Zeller’s follow up to his BAFTA winning and Academy Award nominated film ‘The Father’ and stars Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern in leading roles. Kirby is also working on the next film in the Mission: Impossible franchise and Thomas Bidegain’s survival thriller ‘Suddenly’ starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
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