A star is born! Paris Jackson 'lands first movie role in dark comedy for Amazon Studios'
She made her first appearance as an actress on the Fox series Star in March.
And now Paris Jackson has lander her first movie role, according to Deadline.com Tuesday.
The teen daughter of the late King of Pop Michael Jackson has been cast as 'an edgy 20-year-old' in a dark comedy, the website reported.
Acting gig: Paris Jackson, 18, has landed her first movie role in a dark comedy for Amazon Studios that stars Charlize Theron, Thandie Newton, Amanda Seyfried and David Oyelowo
The movie is to be directed by Nash Edgerton, an Australian actor, stuntman and filmmaker who is also the brother of Loving star Joel Edgerton who will also star in the project.
Others attached to the movie include Charlize Theron, Thandie Newton, Amanda Seyfried and David Oyelowo.
Oyelowo, Deadline reports, will play an American businessman who crosses the line into criminality with resulting entanglements with' duplicitous business partners, Mexican drug lords, international mercenaries and the FBI.'
Family affair: The as-yet untitled movie will be directed by Australian stuntman and filmmaker Nash Edgerton, left, and will also star his actor brother Joel Edgerton, right
On her way: Paris, pictured at a Met Gala after-party Monday night, has spoken previously about her desire to pursue acting in addition to her fledgling career as a model
Paris, 18, has spoken previously about her desire to pursue acting in addition to her fledgling career as a model.
Earlier this year, she gushed about the experience of filming a part in the Lee Daniels musical drama Star that airs on Fox television.
She played a social media guru who oversaw a photo shoot for the girl group that's the focus of the show.
'This role is really opposite to me and, for it being my first real on-camera acting, I think it's a good way for me to show my acting capabilities,'she said at the time.
Debut: In March, the teen, right in white shirt and black leggings, had a role in an episode of the Lee Daniels musical drama Star that airs on Fox TV. She's pictured filming on set
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