Some questions are better left unasked. Zelda Williams’ feature directorial debut will offer a sinister take on a popular subreddit. Titled “AMA (Ask Me Anything),” the pic “weaves dark celebrity secrets and the dangers of the digital age together into a cat-and-mouse thriller,” Deadline summarizes.
The Black List script sees an entertainment publicist and a music superstar participating in what’s “widely publicized as a candid ‘ask me anything’ opportunity but a mysterious hacker hijacks the forum and systematically dismantles the privacy of the participants by revealing lurid secrets hidden from their past,” the source hints.
Assemble Media’s Jack Heller will produce. “We are thrilled to be working with Zelda on her feature directing debut,” he said. “She is an incredible talent who will bring her passionate, thoughtful, and highly visual style to the material.”
Williams added, “I’m honored that the team at Assemble saw in me the potential to help bring John Wikstrom’s dark Hollywood cautionary tale to the screen. For me, this project encompasses so many of my cinematic loves and I can’t think of a more timely moment for it.”
“AMA (Ask Me Anything)” doesn’t mark Williams’ first time behind the camera. The “Dead of Summer” actress’ other directing credits include “Shrimp,” a short that premiered at the 2018 Tribeca TV Festival, and an episode of “Dark/Web.”
