In 2014, Kristen Wiig fully immersed herself into dramatic territory, while still keeping her funny bone in check. Her turn opposite Bill Hader in The Skeleton Twins earned her tons of praise, and she also received a lot of acclaim in the festival circuit for her lead role in Welcome to Me.
Now, it appears the world will see her latest dramedy performance soon, as the trailer for the latter new movie hit the web today.
The promo, via Film Divider, highlights on the new movie, which centers on a woman with Boardline Personality Disorder who wins millions in the lottery and decides to use her funds to create her own talk show, which she headlines. This is in addition to her ditching her treatment, going off her meds and living in a casino.
In addition to Wiig, the film also stars James Marsden, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack and Wes Bentley. It is directed by Shira Piven, the wife of fellow filmmaker Adam McKay (the Anchorman movies). McKay produces this alongside Will Ferrell through their Gary Sanchez Productions banner.
Reviews after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival praised Wiig's performance, calling it "ballsy" and "raw." A lot of chatter also centered on the movie's nude scene featuring a full-frontal body shot of the lead actress.
There's no word on when the movie comes to theaters, other than sometime this year. Wiig, in the meantime, will film a role in the new Ghostbusters movie, which reunites her with her Bridesmaids director Paul Feig. She also has two film that premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival, which are Nasty Baby and The Diary of a Teenage Girl. She also has Masterminds coming into theaters this summer, and is currently filming a role in Ridley Scott's The Martian, which also features Matt Damon.
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