Remember when Beanie Feldstein was just another raucous member of the sorority in Neighbors 2? She’s come a long way since then, with funny performances in Booksmart, Lady Bird, and FX’s What We Do in the Shadows. She’s branching out taking on more interesting projects, and the TIFF award-winner How to Build a Girl definitely looks to be one.
An adaptation of the book by co-writer Caitlin Moran, How to Build a Girl sets Feldstein as a creative, quirky young woman who uses her vast imagination to escape a boring life, reinventing herself into a rock music journalist. Feldstein is joined by a tremendous cast that includes Alfie Allen, Emma Thompson, Paddy Considine, Frank Dillane, Jameela Jamil, Chris O’Dowd, Sharon Horgan, Michael Sheen, Lucy Punch, and more.
Behind the camera is Coky Giedroyc, known for her work on Penny Dreadful, Gypsy, and The Killing. This is her first feature since 1999’s Women Talking Dirty.
How to Build a Girl hits VOD on May 8th.
SYNOPSIS: Johana Morrigan (Beanie Feldstein) is a bright, quirky, 16-year-old who uses her colorful imagination to regularly escape her humdrum life in Wolverhampton and live out her creative fantasies. Desperate to break free from the overcrowded flat she shares with her four brothers and eccentric parents, she submits an earnestly penned and off-beat music review to a group of self-important indie rock critics at a weekly magazine. Despite being brushed off initially, Johana clamors to the top of the ’90s rock music scene by reinventing herself as Dolly Wilde – a venerable, impossible-to-please music critic with an insatiable lust for fame, fortune, and men. It isn’t long before the rapid pace at which Johana’s life is changing becomes overwhelming and she runs face-first into a devastatingly real, existential crisis: Is this the type of girl she wants to become? Or does she need to start over and build again from the ground up? Based on the best-selling novel by Caitlin Moran, How to Build a Girl is a sassy, sexy, and a profoundly touching coming-of-age comedy that traces the rocky road to womanhood through the lens of a unique and wildly hilarious protagonist.
