Alexandra Daddario New Movies 2017: To Star in Tokyo-Set Thriller 'I Am Not A Bird'
Actress Alexandra Daddario is set to join the cast of the dramatic thriller "I Am Not a Bird," with Swedish filmmaker William Olsson. Daddario recently starred in Paramount's "Baywatch" remake as well as HBO's anthology crime drama "True Detectives."
The film centers on Margaret, a young western woman who, in the midst of doing everything she can to forget home, loses herself in a nighttime drunken revelry in Tokyo. She works as an English specialist at Air-Pro Stewardess Training Institute by day and gets lost in a sex- and drug-addled oblivion by night.
Haunted by the memories of her older brother Frank's descent into madness, she wanders through the city's dive bars and love hotels with her fellow ex-pat misfits. Her constant courting with danger eventually leads her to fall for Kazu, a handsome Japanese gangster.
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So far, Daddario is the only cast member to be confirmed for the film. Filming for the film will take place in Kyoto, Japan despite being set in Tokyo.
"I Am Not A Bird" is based on Catherine Hanrahan's debut novel "Lost Girls and Love Hotels" released in 2006. Hanrahan adapted her book for the film which will be produced by Lauren Mann and Lawrence Inglee.
WME Global is handling the worldwide rights for the film. WME also handled Olsson's Swedish-language film, "Reliance" which won the grand jury prize for best cinematography and best screenplay at the Shanghai Film Festival in 2013.
Actress Kate Bosworth originally optioned the film rights to "Lost Girls and Love Hotels" was set to produce the project alongside filmmaker Nadia Connors. However, as of 2016, the project was at a standstill until it was acquired by Blackbird and Wandering Trail Pictures owned by Inglee and Mann respectively.
"I Am Not A Bird" is set to be released next year in the United States.
