Amy Poehler Directing Moxie

Amy Poehler

by James White |
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Amy Poehler clearly had a decent time directing and starring in Wine Country for Netflix, as she's ready to make another film with the streaming service. Poehler will film the adaptation of Jennifer Mathieu novel Moxie.

Tamara Chestna wrote the script for the film, which tells the story of a 16-year-old girl from a small town who is inspired by her mother’s past as part of the underground punk movement Riot Grrrl, and uses it as the catalyst to start a feminist revolution at her high school.

There's no word on who will be cast in the film yet (and whether Poehler will take a role in front of the camera as she did with the previous film), but it'll kick off shooting in the autumn.

Poehler is also part of the team behind time-loop series Russian Doll which is on Netflix now. As for Wine Country, that one will arrive on the service on 10 May.

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