‘Patti Cake$’ Danielle Macdonald To Star In ‘Cuttlefish’ For Pinky Promise Deadline 2/8/2021
EXCLUSIVE: Danielle Macdonald has been set as the lead in
Cuttlefish, a new film from production company Pinky Promise. The film will feature first-time female director and writer, Jean Pesce.
Cuttlefish centers on a broke, naïve dog-groomer, played by Macdonald, who discovers a money-laundering scheme and soon encounters a beautiful mobster in a compromising position. As a matter of survival, the duo goes on the run together, forging an unlikely friendship along the way.
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“Ever since we first saw Danielle in
Patti Cake$ we dreamed of one day working with her. The title character of Cuttlefish requires an actor who can walk the tightrope between comedy and pathos, and there is truly no one better for the job than her.” said Pinky Promise co-founder Jessamine Burgum.