Netflix acquires  Anna Kendrick's Woman of the Hour

Netflix has bought Anna Kendrick's directorial debut film Woman of the Hour at the Toronto Film Festival. As per Deadline, the deal was closed at $11 million.

Touted as a thriller, the film will revolve around a young woman who wins The Dating Game with a man who is a serial killer, convicted for murder of eight women. Anna will double up as the lead actor with Daniel Zovatto playing the killer. Woman of the Hour is based on true events.

Tony Hale and Nicolette Robinson are also part of the cast. With script penned by Ian McDonald, Anna has backed the film along with Roy Lee and JD Lifshitz and Raphael Margules under BoulderLight Pictures. Stephen Crawford and Andrew Deane serve as executive producers.

Since the film is not part of the SAG-AFTRA interim agreement, Anna was not in attendance at the festival. However, a statement from her, said, "This film festival has proven time and time again that it is an artist-driven festival, and it has been my absolute honor to have TIFF as part of my career for the last 14 years. I truly can’t express how proud I am to have the world premiere of Woman of the Hour at TIFF. It is more than a dream come true. I am heartbroken to not be with you all in this moment.”