Kristen Wiig is said to be selected for Marielle Heller’s new coming of age tale Diary Of A Teenagers , which also boasts Alexander Skarsgard and M.I. High’s Bel Powley.
The script, which Heller has incripted through the Sundance Institute’s screenwriting and directing labs, is based on Phoebe Gloeckner’s graphic novel and follows a teenage artist (Powley) in 1970s San Francisco starting an affair with her mother’s boyfriend. Heller is cranking the cameras even now in San Francisco.
Though she’s had plenty of TV work (including, of course, The Bill), Powley has found most of her luck on the stage, appearing in productions at the Royal Court and on Broadway. She was part of the cast for last year’s Side By Side, but this will change her career all together.
Wiig has performed in The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, and has The Skeleton Twins, Nasty Baby and Welcome To Me which are all awaiting results this year. She’s also back as part of the voice cast for How To Train Your Dragon 2, due out July 4. Skarsgard has Hidden headed through post-production and is at work on The Giver. He’s also attached to play Tarzan for David Yates and Warner Bros.