The Phoenician Scheme actor Mia Threapleton is the latest to join Damien Chazelle's next untitled drama, starring Cillian Murphy and Daniel Craig. Earlier, actor Michelle Williams was announced to join the ensemble.

The film is written and directed by Chazelle, who is also producing the film with Olivia Hamilton under their Wild Chickens Productions banner, with Paramount Pictures attached as the distributor.

Known for making films like Whiplash and La La Land, Damien has won multiple Academy Awards for the aforementioned films and the 2018 film First Man. He last directed the American epic period black comedy, Babylon, in 2022, which starred Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, and Li Jun Li.

Threapleton made her acting debut in Alan Rickman's A Little Chaos (2014), which starred her mother and actor Kate Winslet in the lead. She went on to star in films such as Shadows (2020), Firebrand (2023), and Scoop (2024), before landing Wes Anderson's 2025 espionage black comedy. Her television credits include Dangerous Liaisons (2022) and The Buccaneers (2023-present).