Could Jenna Ortega Play Joan of Arc in Baz Luhrmann's Next Historical Biopic Movie?
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On Tuesday, director Baz Luhrmann revealed his next feature film with Warner Bros. with the working titles Jehanne or Jehanne d'Arc. Per Deadline, the movie will be another historical biopic — the filmmaker's follow-up to his 2022 blockbuster Elvis starring Austin Butler — and will tell “the epic story” of Joan of Arc, the teen peasant-turned-heroine who led an army during the Hundred Years' War to defend her nation of France.
According to Deadline, the film has officially begun casting in active search of the young actress who will lead what the cast breakdown calls “the ultimate teenage girl coming-of-age story, set in the Hundred Years’ War."
Here is where Jenna Ortega could come in. In a recent interview with Letterboxd while promoting Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the Wednesday star named the 1928 silent film The Passion Of Joan Of Arc as one of her favorites. “Renée Falconetti’s performance in that is absolutely insane," Ortega gushed in the video. “I feel like a dream character for me would be Joan Of Arc.”
Talk about the power of literal dream casting and manifestation, right? Though Ortega is 21 years old, she's created a unique lane for herself in Hollywood by portraying teens with grit and complexity throughout her career. And what role could be more complex and transformative than a 15th century teen martyr?
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