Abigail Breslin To Star In New Drama, Miranda’s Victim
Abigail Breslin has landed a new film! The young actress is set to star in the upcoming drama, Miranda’s Victim, alongside Luke Wilson, Andy Garcia, and Donald Sutherland.
According to Deadline, “The film written by George Kolber will tell the true story of Trish Weir (Breslin), who in 1963 was kidnapped and brutally raped by Ernesto Miranda. Committed to putting her assailant in prison, Trish’s life is destroyed by America’s legal system as she triggers a law that transforms the nation. Wilson will play Lawrence Turoff, the country prosecutor that convinces Trish to testify and helps her bring her aggressor to justice, with Garcia as public defender Alvin Moore, who takes on Miranda’s case, and Sutherland as Judge Wren, who convicts Miranda for the rape of Weir.”
Production is currently underway in New Jersey.