Maria Bakalova, known best for her breakout role in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, as well as the voice of Cosmo in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, has signed on to star in the biblical horror flick, God’s Country, marking the American directorial debut of Egor Abramenko (Sputnik). The film will go into production in Romania under a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement in March. Will Soodik (Westworld) wrote the script.
The actress steps in for Melissa Barrera, who exited due to scheduling conflicts, according to a source close to the project. She plays the role of a young woman who travels to Kentucky to meet her fiancé, subsequently uncovering something sinister beyond comprehension, as her American dream curdles into a nightmare of biblical proportions.
Bakalova will next be seen opposite Emilia Jones and Scoot McNairy in the Sofia Coppola-produced drama Fairyland, which world premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Other projects in the can for the actress are the sci-fi dramedy O Horizon and Jerry Seinfeld-directed Netflix pic Unfrosted. In development at Paramount is a Paul Feig-helmed spy comedy in which she’s set to star opposite Sebastian Stan.
via: Deadline
