(Left) Rachel Zegler arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Credit/Provider: Etienne Laurent / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Marisa Tomei attends the Academy’s 7th Annual Governors Awards in The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, CA, on Saturday, November 14, 2015. Credit/Provider: Matt Petit / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
Preview:
- Rachel Zegler and Marisa Tomei will star in ‘She Gets It From Me.’
- The new comedy drama is based on a true story.
- Julia von Heinz directed the movie.
The live-action Disney ‘Snow White’ might not exactly have worked at the box office, and saw itself mired in controversy, but star Rachel Zegler has her eyes set on her next project.
According to Variety, she’s now attached to star alongside Marisa Tomei in a new comedy drama called ‘She Gets It From Me,’ which will chart a complicated mother-daughter relationship. Yes, she’s going from having a wicked stepmother to a former punk rocker of a birth mother.
Nicky’s engagement celebration turns into a search for her pill-popping, ex-punk rocker birth mother, Charlotte. Together, the two embark on an anarchic mother-and-daughter… Read the Plot
In the director’s chair for the new movie is Julia Heinz, whose resume also includes 2024’s ‘Treasure’ and 2020’s ‘And Tomorrow the Entire World,’ which was Germany’s Oscar submission for that year.
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What’s the story of ‘She Gets It From Me’?
Rachel Zegler. Photo credit: Nathan Johnson.
‘She Gets It From Me’ is based on a true story, and follows Nicky (Zegler), whose engagement celebration turns into a search for her pill-popping, ex-punk rocker birth mother, Charlotte (Tomei). Together, the two embark on an anarchic mother-and-daughter journey to reconnect.
According to the official synopsis: “YouTube is packed with tearful family reunions, but nobody films the messy aftermath.”
3311 Productions (which previously backed the likes of ‘The Assistant,’ and ‘Brigsby Bear’) produces in partnership with Anna Werner for Seven Elephants ( who worked with Heinz on ‘And Tomorrow the Entire World,’) and Jay Reiss (writer of stage play ‘The Twenty Fifth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,’) who also crafted the script.
Here’s what Heinz told Variety about the screenplay:
“The emotional truth of the movie, reflecting parts of all our lives, is truly funny, immersive cinema. Jay’s screenplay captures family dynamics at their most authentic: absurd yet profound, messy yet meaningful. The collision of two worlds creates comedy that cuts deep because it’s so honest.”
Where else can we see Rachel Zegler?
Rachel Zegler as Snow White in Disney’s live-action ‘Snow White’. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2024 Disney Enterprises Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Zegler got her big break in Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story,’ and has since appeared in the likes of ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods,’ ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,’ ‘Y2K’ and lent her voice to animated comedy ‘Spellbound.’
‘She Gets It From Me’ will mark her next movie.
This is producer Jen Dana on what Zegler brings to the film:
“Rachel always brings a brilliant depth and humanity to her roles, and we are so excited for her to continue to showcase her versatility and humor as an actress.”
What else is Marisa Tomei working on?
(L to R) Marisa Tomei and Tom Holland in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’. Photo: Marvel Studios.
An Oscar nominee (and winner for ‘My Cousin Vinny‘), Tomei has also appeared in the likes of ‘The Wrestler,’ ‘In the Bedroom’ and ‘The Big Short.’
More recently, she played Aunt May to Tom Holland’s Peter Parker in the latest trilogy of ‘Spider-Man’ movies and in 2024 alone, she appeared in three movie, ‘Upgraded,’ ‘High Tide’ and ‘Brothers.’
Upcoming for the actor are the likes of ‘F*ck Valentine’s Day’ and ‘You’re Dating a Narcissist.’ She’s also attached to action thriller ‘The Mongoose.’
Here’s what Embankment boss Hugo Grumbar said about Tomei’s casting:
“What could be more fun than finding out your birth mother is the wonderful Marisa Tomei!”
When will ‘She Gets It From Me’ hit theaters?
The rights to the new movie will be on sale at this year’s Cannes market via Embankment Films, while CAA will make its domestic deal.
But with not distributor attached yet, we’ll have to wait and see when it is released into theaters.
(L to R) Honor Gillies as Barb Azure, Konstantin Taffet as Clerk Carmine and Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird in ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.’ Photo Credit: Murray Close.
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