{"source_url": "https://www.thewrap.com", "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/diana-silvers-kristine-froseth-to-star-in-birds-of-paradise-at-amazon/", "title": "Diana Silvers, Kristine Froseth to Star in \u2018Birds of Paradise\u2019 at Amazon", "top_image": "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/BirdsofParadise.jpg", "meta_img": "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/BirdsofParadise.jpg", "images": ["https://sb.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=8498827&cv=2.0&cj=1", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Streaming-160x105.png", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Mike-Hopkins-160x105.png", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/themes/thewrap-canvas/imgs/popup/first-take.png", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/BirdsofParadise.jpg", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Colbert-Trump-Stone-Corruption-160x105.jpg", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/plugins/contextual-links/assets/img/loading.gif", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/streaming-horror-movies-netflix-amazon-prime.jpg", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Parasite-1917.png", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Bernie-Chevy-Politico-160x105.jpg", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/020620_Hollywood-LatinX-Controversy_PRO-copy.png", "https://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8flXM--ZHulLQ.gif", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/themes/thewrap-canvas/imgs/popup/email-icon.png", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/birds-of-prey-box-office-bust.jpg", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Issue-4_DTTW_Portfolio_COVER-1.png", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/themes/thewrap-canvas/imgs/thewrap-logo.svg", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/themes/thewrap-canvas/imgs/thewrap-logo-white.svg", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/themes/thewrap-canvas/imgs/wrappro/arw-rt.png", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Birds-of-Prey-box-office.jpg", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/frank-160x105.gif", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/iowa-caucus-democratic-candidates-160x105.jpg", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/bernie-160x105.gif", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/themes/thewrap-canvas/imgs/envelope.svg", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MargotRobbie-160x105.jpg", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/themes/thewrap-canvas/imgs/popup/logo-signup.png", "https://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/themes/thewrap-canvas/imgs/logo-dark.png"], "movies": [], "text": "Diana Silvers (\u201cBooksmart\u201d) and Kristine Froseth (\u201cSierra Burgess Is a Loser\u201d) will star in the ballet drama \u201cBirds of Paradise\u201d by writer and director Sarah Adina Smith (\u201cBuster\u2019s Mal Heart\u201d).\n\nAmazon Studios and Anonymous Content have started principal photography on the feature, which is currently shooting in Budapest. Anonymous Content\u2019s Trevor Adley and Dara Gordon are producing alongside Jonako Donley at Everything Is Everything.\n\n\u201cBirds of Paradise\u201d is based on the novel \u201cBright Burning Stars\u201d from A.K. Small, and is set in a prestigious ballet school in Paris, where a new girl (Silvers) befriends a grieving prodigy (Froseth). The dancers must compete for the school\u2019s biggest prize, to receive a contract to join the Parisian Opera\u2019s ballet company.\n\nAlso Read: Sam Claflin to Star Opposite Riley Keough in 'Daisy Jones & the Six' at Amazon\n\n\u201cSarah is a talented, visionary filmmaker who we\u2019re so happy is part of the Amazon family, and we can\u2019t wait to bring her next story to life with \u2018Birds of Paradise,'\u201d Julie Rapaport, Co-head of Movies at Amazon Studios, said. \u201cWe\u2019re also thrilled to be working with stars Diana Silvers and Kristine Froseth who are both on the path to becoming the next household names with their undeniable talents.\u201d\n\nSmith added, \u201cI wrote these roles specifically for Kristine Froseth and Diana Silvers, who I believe are going to take the world by storm. I\u2019m honored to take this journey with them and so thrilled to be partnering with Amazon Studios once again in pursuit of bold, unapologetic filmmaking.\u201d\n\nAlso Read: Tessa Thompson Sundance Film 'Sylvie's Love' Acquired by Amazon Studios\n\nSmith\u2019s credits including the pilot and second episode of \u201cHanna\u201d for Amazon, as well as the first episode of Hulu\u2019s \u201cLooking for Alaska,\u201d in which Froseth starred. Her other credits include \u201cThe Midnight Swim,\u201d \u201cRoom 104\u201d and \u201cLegion.\u201d\n\nSmith is represented by WME and Artists First and Jon Van Schaik, while Silvers is represented by WME and Anonymous Content and Jackoway, Austen, Tyerman. Froseth is represented by CAA, Anonymous Content and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.", "keywords": [], "meta_keywords": [""], "tags": ["Movie Reviews", "Oscars", "Members-Only Video", "Emmys", "Golden Globes", "Ratings", "Wrap Women", "Cannes", "Wes Craven", "Box Office"], "authors": ["Beatrice Verhoeven", "Sean Burch", "Tim Baysinger", "Ross A. 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