Rooney and Kate Mara to star in 'Bucking Fastards' from Werner Herzog
The Hindu
Real-life sisters Rooney and Kate Mara star in "Bucking Fastard", a film directed by Werner Herzog, marking their first collaboration.
Hollywood stars Rooney and Kate Mara are set to star in Bucking Fastard, a new film from acclaimed German filmmaker Werner Herzog .According to Deadline, Herzog will write and direct the project, marking the first time the real-life sisters will collaborate on screen.
Bucking Fastard is based on the true story of inseparable twin sisters, Joan and Jean, who live on the fringes of society .The film will be produced by Ariel Leon Isacovitch and Agnes Chu, along with Andrea Bucko and Emanuele Moretti of Cobalt Sky Motion Picture Group, as well as Clara Wu Tsai. Production is set to begin later this year in Ireland and Slovenia.
Rooney Mara was most recently seen in La Cocina, the 2024 drama from Mexican filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios. She also starred in Sarah Polley’s Women Talking, which won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Her film credits include The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Her, Carol, and Nightmare Alley.
Kate Mara, two years older than Rooney, is best known for her roles in films such as Shooter, Transcendence, The Martian, Fantastic Four, and Chappaquiddick, as well as television series like House of Cards, Pose, and American Horror Story: Murder House.
She has two upcoming projects: The Dutchman, co-starring André Holland, and The Astronaut, alongside Gabriel Luna.
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