First announced as co-starring way back in 2017, it appears that Daisy Ridley has opted to step away from writer / director Christy Hall’s drama Daddio, co-starring Sean Penn, to be succedded by Dakota Johnson.
Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn are attached to star in Daddio with Christy Hall on board to write and direct. Endeavor Content will launch worldwide sales at Cannes with CAA Media Finance co-repping the U.S. Johnson will also produce the pic alongside Ro Donnelly through their TeaTime Pictures with Emma Tillinger Koskoff also on board to produce. Hall is also on board to produce.
The film follows a young woman, who after landing at JFK airport in New York City, jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi. The cabbie, Clark, throws the vehicle into drive and the two head out into the night… striking up the most unexpected conversation. What begins as amusing chit chat quickly takes a turn towards mysterious and playful, then grows into viscerally honest revelations about relationships, sex and power dynamics, loss and vulnerability. This contained yet kinetic drama explores the complexities of human connection, and proves that a chance encounter with a total stranger can change a person’s life.
Digital Spy gave some more details on the situation.
Daisy, who played Rey in the recent Star Wars trilogy, was initially attached to the project back in 2017, but now Johnson is in line to lead alongside Penn.
No reason is given for the change, though given the current state of the world scheduling is the most likely answer.
