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Bryne: Jeffery Mayer; Ortega: Getty Images Rose Byrne and Jenna Ortega will star in Mary Bronstein’s “Nasty.” The project, which will be released by Warner Bros.’ new indie label Clockwork, is a sports drama. If follows an athlete who is battling for a spot on the Olympic gymnastics team and who recognizes that her greatest opponent is her coach.
The film reunites Byrne and Bronstein, who previously collaborated on “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” which earned an Oscar nomination for Byrne. “Nasty” was featured on the Blacklist, an annual compendium of the best unproduced screenplays, and was written by Isabella Jarosz. It marks her first script sale.
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