Ayo Edebiri is the latest star to be cast in After The Hunt.
The actor joined Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield in the film, to be directed by Luca Guadagnino.
The movie is a thriller about a college professor who finds herself in a personal and professional quandary when a star pupil makes an allegation to one of her colleagues which threatens to expose a dark secret from her past.
Guadagnino is helming from a screenplay written by Nora Garrett. He is also producing the film for his Frenesy company with Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer and Allan Mandelbaum.
The movie will begin production this summer ahead of a 2025 release.
Edebiri plays chef Sydney Adamu in the hit TV series “The Bear.” She explained that she considers her co-star Jeremy Allen White to be like “family” as they have been able to rely on each other for support as the show has grown in popularity.
“Jeremy is one of the most grounded, hard-working people I know,” she told Sunday Times Style. “I would describe my friendship and relationship with him as just a lot of trust and a lot of gratitude. We shot this show without any expectation, and to be on this journey with him — with everybody — it really does feel like a blessing. … So, I call him family.”
“I call the whole cast and crew family because it really feels like a family endeavor,” Edebiri added.
Edebiri won a Golden Globe for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her work on “The Bear'” earlier this year. She confessed that she was “starstruck” around the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg during the celebrations.
“It was hard not to spin my head and be starstruck,” she said.
