Lilly Wachowski (The Matrix, Speed Racer) has lined up her next project, and it will be the first project she’s worked on in a decade. The film is titled Trash Mountain, and it’s set to star Caleb Hearon, who is said to be a rising star in the world of comedy.
Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) is producing the project and casting is currently underway. The script for the film was actually written by Hearon and Ruby Caster, and he will lead the project.
According to Collider, the story follows “a gay Chicago man in his 20s who must return to rural Missouri to deal with the death of his father — an obsessive hoarder who has left a house full of items, some valuable and some not so, to pick through. It is said to be a hilarious, warm, and emotional script that both Wachowski and Trevorrow immediately committed to upon reading for the first time.”
Trash Mountain will also mark Lilly Wachowski’s solo directorial debut for a feature film, and her first time directing since the 2015 sci-fi film Jupiter Ascending. She most recently worked as a showrunner, writer, and director, on the two-season series, Work in Progress.
Wachowski shared in a statement: “When my pal Caleb Hearon sent me Trash Mountain I leapt at the chance to direct it. So beautiful and sad and funny! Queer representation and stories are vital at this time as we are being shoved further into the margins. Our amazing writers, Caleb and Ruby are a shining light in all this dang darkness.”
Trevorrow added: “Caleb Hearon and Ruby Caster are true originals and Lilly Wachowski is a living legend. I’m insanely lucky to call them collaborators and friends.”
