Women and Hollywood's Weekly Newsletter
April 4
NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK
“Taurasi,” a three-part docuseries about WNBA Star and Olympic Gold Medalist Diana Taurasi - who retired in 2024 - has been greenlit at Amazon Prime Video, Deadline has revealed. Katie Bender Wynn will direct and exec produce the documentary, which will follow the former shooting guard and point guard’s journey to the top, and feature interviews with Taurasi, her family, teammates, and coaches, and journalists who followed her career.
Filmmaker Nia DaCosta has revealed her next project, feature film “Hedda,” - a reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s famed 1891 stage play “Hedda Gabler,” about a newlywed woman stifled by societal norms - is set for release this October. Speaking at the second annual screenwriting festival Storyhouse in Dublin, Ireland, DaCosta shared that she was ready to make the film following her experience working in the studio system, directing Marvel’s “The Marvels.” Tessa Thompson, with whom DaCosta worked on her directorial debut, “Little Woods,” stars in the project.
All synopses are courtesy of press materials, unless otherwise noted.
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN AND NON-GENDERED PERSONS OPENING AND COMING TO STREAMING/VOD
G20 – Directed by Patricia Riggen; Written by Caitlin Parrish and Erica Weiss, and Noah Miller and Logan Miller (Available on Prime Video April 10)
When the G20 summit comes under siege, U.S. President Danielle Sutton (Viola Davis) becomes the number one target. After evading capture by the attackers, she must outsmart the enemy to protect her family, defend her country, and safeguard world leaders in this action-packed thrill ride.