Cynthia Erivo, who attended the Oscars last weekend thanks to her nomination for Wicked, has lined up her next movie role.
The Emmy, Grammy and Tony winner has joined Past Lives breakout Teo Yoo and Isabel May (1923) in Karoshi, a unique action-thriller being made by Lionsgate.
Takashi Doscher, who was behind the 2019 post-apocalyptic thriller Only, wrote the script and is directing.
Plot and character details are being kept under the kimono but the project is being described as a corporate thriller with a samurai twist. The story is set in a Japanese-influenced New York City and features a revenge twist. In Japanese, “karoshi” refers to an unexplained sudden death related to overwork.
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A production start in June is being targeted.
87Eleven Entertainment’s Chad Stahelski, Alex Young and Jason Spitz are producing the feature through their deal with Lionsgate.
Erivo earned a best actress Oscar nomination for her performance as green witch Elphaba in Universal’s Wicked, a role she returns to with Wicked: For Good, which is slated for release on Nov. 21. She also drew raves for her performance in the opening number at the Oscars ceremony held Sunday.
This week it was announced that Erivo will play the lead in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl and will host the 2025 Tony Awards. She is currently filming Children of Blood and Bone alongside an all-star cast including Viola Davis and Idris Elba and will next be seen guest starring in the latest season of Poker Face. Erivo also recently announced an upcoming album and dropped the first single “Replay” on Feb. 28.
She is represented by UTA, Entertainment 360 and Peikoff Mahan.