Bummer its not Bryan, but still not a bad choice.

Great find. I saw him recently in "Indignation." He was excellent in the role, but I suspect his character will be much different (hopefully less imperious) in Gerwig's film.

So no Bryan Cranston? Tracy Letts will be playing her dad.
Tracy: Ive been doing some, yes, Ive been working on a new play. Im about to leave here and go back to the States, Im shooting a movie that Greta Gerwig is directing. Shes written a screenplay about growing up in Sacramento and shes directing the film. Saoirse Ronan is playing the young Greta Gerwig and Im playing her Dad so Im excited to take part in that.
http://moviehole.net/2016108021tracy-letts-indignation

Yes, just read it. She's most likely to play the mom.

My bad

Thats the person who is casting, the actress that is mentioned is Laurie Metcalfe.

But which Allison Jones? There's one who does casting, not acting, and that sounds like what the tweet was talking about

https://twitter.com/castingabout/status/755473977187848193
If its true, I think she will play the mother. I am not familiar with this actress, but judging from her imdb page she seems great.

Cool! I hope this gets confirmed soon..

Yes. I just read it Poetswan. BC? This is more good news. I guess Saoirse has about a month to get her voice in shape.

http://www.sacmag.com/Sacramento-Magazine/July-2016/All-Summer-Long/
Theres also going to be a movie filmed here this summer by Greta Gerwig, an indie darling and Sac native. Its a fictional account of her senior year in high school. Aug. 15 would be first day of shooting. Actors Saoirse Ronan of Brooklyn and Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad are involved. Borden hopes the shooting of the feature film in Sacramento will galvanize its film industry.
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Thanks for finding that JJ. At least we know a bit more about it. I wonder why she is being so guarded about the specifics of the script.

its true.

And here was I thinking she was finally doing a modern movie
Jesus Poetswan, it's not like the film is taking place during the 1800's.

And here was I thinking she was finally doing a modern movie
Althought i think Gerwig can d2000o a lot in a 70's script, imagine the jokes.

New dutch interview with GG
Next year Greta Gerwig going to make her first feature film as a director: Ladybird.For the lead role is Oscar candidate cast Saoirse Ronan.. "
The story is set in California in the 1970s.
Furthermore, I would like not much to tell about it yet. Except that it is a woman who is somewhat confused. But let's face it: This applies anyway for the vast majority of humanity? But they are delicious types on which to base a movie.''
The finding that her work as an actress and scriptwriter is autobiographical, Gerwig rejects. ,"Of course there are some elements of my life in my films. But these are details, bits of dialogue for example. But I'm thinking a lot less chaotic. Otherwise you can never survive in the film world. A disciplinary work understanding is almost a prerequisite. And I'm an expert in. ''
http://www.ad.nl/show/greta-gerwig-ik-speel-graag-verwarde-vrouwen~ac773067/
seems like a coming of age film..

JJ, I'm glad to get any fresh news about the film. To make your link hot, check the "markup enabled" for the proper url link stuff.

New-ish tidbit about filming sched?
http://www.comstocksmag.com/longreads/dear-sacramento
Gerwig aiming for mid-Aug mid Oct shoot

She's quite simply one of the world's great film artists JJ.

I finally watched Phoenix the other day. Seriously floored, my favorite performance of last year!

I was waiting for her to kill him. She was great in Barbara, The Downfall of Berlin: Anonyma, (AKA A Woman in Berlin), and gave fine support to Phillip Seymour Hoffman in A Most Wanted Man.

Yes, the whole film was building beautifully slow towards that moment only to add more strenght to the "speak low" piano song scene that was so effectively powerful, it is one of my favorite scenes of the year, she and Zehrfeld were magnificent in that one, Nina is certainly outstanding.

Wow. Did you see Phoenix? The last scene had me on pins and needles.