article by: Rebecca Ford & Mia Galuppo
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.com
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Danielle MacDonald, the breakout star of Sundance Film Festival movie 'Patti Cake$', has booked her next starring role. The Australian native will star opposite Jennifer Aniston in the up-coming comedy/drama 'Dumplin' '. The film, helmed by 'The Proposal' and 'Step Up' director Anne Fletcher, is based on Julie Murphy's 2015 YA novel that follows Willowdean Dickson (played by MacDonald), who was given the nickname "Dumplin'" by her former beauty queen mom (played by Aniston). An outspoken, plus-size teen and obsessive Dolly Parton fan, Willowdean signs up for her small-town pageant to get a rise out of her mother, who runs it.
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| actress Danielle Macdonald on set of 2017's 'Patti Cake$' |
But her only one-day protest takes on a life of its own when a group of social outcasts from Will's school sign up in solidarity - dubbing themselves "the Revolutionaries" - and urge her to take on the pageant while boldly redefining its traditions. Echo Film Productions co-founder and producer Kristin Hahn, wrote the adaption of the Texas-set story and will produce along with Michael Costigan. He produced Macdonald's U.S. debut in 2013's 'The East'. Aniston is set as an executive producer for the music-driven comedy, which is set to begin principal photography in August in Atlanta, Georgia. Macdonald received critical acclaim for her role as aspiring New Jersey rapper Killah P in 'Patti Cake$', which first played in January at Sundance Film Festival and is set for release August 18, 2017 via Fox Searchlight Pictures."
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