Olivia Cooke set to headline the comedy-thriller Pixie

Olivia Cooke is all set to headline the comedy-thriller Pixie, directed by Academy Award-nominated Barnaby Thompson.

The film, based on a script by Preston Thompson, will follow Cooke's Pixie, a girl who tries to avenge the death of her mother by masterminding a heist, only to find her plans go awry. She then finds herself on the run with two men (played by Ben Hardy and Daryl McCormack), who are chased by gangsters and how she fights the patriarchy and finds a way to shape her life forms the rest of the story.

Cooke is best known for her roles in Me and Earl, Dying Girl and Ready Player One, while director Barnaby Thompson is more known for being the producer of the iconic Wayne's World.

The film, which also boasts of Alec Baldwin as part of the cast, has started filming in Northern Ireland.