Ava DuVernay’s name in Hollywood is like the Energizer Bunny these days because it just keeps going and going and going.
After recent news of her working as Disney’s new film producer for A Wrinkle In Time broke, DuVernay’s name is circulating through the Hollywood main line once again as she announced the official cast for the Disney-made film.
The Long Beach, Calif-born director turned to Twitter to introduce fans to the leading ladies of the upcoming film. The cast? Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon (Cruel Intentions, Sweet Home Alabama), Mindy Kailing (The Mindy Project) and Storm Reid (12 Years A Slave).
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Thrilled to confirm that Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon + Mindy Kaling have joined WRINKLE along with Storm Reid! pic.twitter.com/HE5G9BzaSb
— Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) September 14, 2016
For those late to the party, Disney announced DuVernay as the director for its upcoming film, A Wrinkle in Time, at the end of July. Will you be tuning in?