Lionsgate’s first trailer for Miller’s Girl sets up the twisted dynamic between a student, played by Jenna Ortega (Wednesday), and a teacher, played by Martin Freeman (Breeders).
Written and directed by first time feature filmmaker Jade Halley Bartlett, Lionsgate will be introducing the film at the 2024 Palm Springs International Film Festival. It will begin its theatrical run on January 26, 2024.
Dagmara Domińczyk, Bashir Salahuddin, and Gideon Adlon co-star. Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Josh Fagen, and Mary-Margaret Kunze served as producers.
“A talented young writer (Ortega) embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher (Freeman) assigns a project that entangles them both in an increasingly complex web,” reads Lionsgate’s synopsis. “As lines blur and their lives intertwine, professor and protégé must confront their darkest selves while straining to preserve their individual sense of purpose and the things they hold most dear.”
In 2023, Jenna Ortega was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for her starring role in Wednesday. Ortega’s recent credits Scream VI, American Carnage, X, Scream, and The Babysitter: Killer Queen. Ortega recently finished up work on Beetlejuice 2, directed by Tim Burton and starring Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, and Michael Keaton.
Martin Freeman wrapped up his starring role on FX’s Breeders after four seasons. Freeman’s recent credits include The Responder, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Queen of Bones. Freeman’s been nominated for three Emmy Awards, winning one for Dr. John Watson in Sherlock.
