‘Jem and the Holograms’ Cast Announced

Talk about a movie fast-tracked into production! Jem and the Holograms is moving forward full steam ahead, and filming is already underway on the live-action film that was just announced in March. And continuing with the filmmaking team’s desire to keep fans in the loop, the cast was announced today and the first official photo was released.

Here’s the cast:

Jem – Aubrey Peeples

Kimber – Stefanie Scott

Aja – Hayley Kiyoko

Shana – Aurora Perrineau

Peeples’ is best known for playing ‘Layla Grant’ on Nashville. Stefanie Scott’s credits include A.N.T. Farm and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Hayley Kiyoko’s resume includes The Fosters and Wizards of Waverly Place. Aurora Perrineau’s credits include Pretty Little Liars and A House is Not a Home.

Jon M. Chu is directing and Jason Blum and Scooter Braun are producing. In our recent interview with Blum for Oculus, he had this to say about his involvement with the Jem and the Holograms movie: “I think it’s really important to involve fans from the start. We share our process. We’re very open about our process. We’re very open about the material and what we’re doing and who we’re casting and all that stuff. We like to let the fans in from early on to see how it happens.”

-By Rebecca Murray

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