Ethan Coen will be directing his first film, currently untitled, for Focus Features and Working Title. Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan will star in the film. Ethan Coen has spent the majority of his career co-directing and writing films with his brother Joel Coen. Together the brothers made the films No Country for Old Men, True Grit, Inside Llewyn Davis, and more. The pair have since done their own projects. There are no plot or character details on the untitled Focus Feature film. Coen co-wrote the film with his wife, Tricia Cooke. Robert Graf and Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, under Working Title, are producing it. It will start production in the fall. Since there aren’t details of the characters, it’s unclear what the roles of Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan will play. Fans will get to see Coen’s talents separate from his brother.
Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan Have Blossoming Careers
Geraldine Viswanathan and Margaret Qualley already have many projects under their belt. Qualley gained critical acclaim for her lead role in the Netflix series Maid. She won a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for the role. Viswanathan is a series regular in Miracle Workers and starred in the film 7 Days. Geraldine Viswanathan will the upcoming films Cat Person and The Beanie Bubble. Now they will both star in the untitled Joel Coen Focus Feature film. Joel Coen will be directing solo this time around. Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan will be the stars of the untitled Focus Feature film. Through his past directing endeavors with his brother, critics already know his directing abilities. Not only will critics pay attention to Viswanathan and Qualley’s performances, but how they throw this film together.
The untitled Focus Features film doesn’t have a release date.