Killing Eve's Sandra Oh lines up next movie role

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22 May 2022, 14:53

She will star opposite Julianne Moore.

Sandra Oh - star of Killing Eve and Grey's Anatomy - has landed her next movie role.

The Canadian-American actress will appear in Stone Mattress, report Deadline, which is based on a short story by The Handmaid's Tale author Margaret Atwood and will stream on Amazon in the US.

It will see the actress appear alongside The Hunger Games' Julianne Moore. Lynne Ramsay, of You Were Never Really Here and who also co-writes alongside Tom Townend, will direct.

Set in the Arctic, the story follows Verna (Moore) a retired physiotherapist and twice widowed woman who goes on a cruise in the region that carries privileged influencers and wealthy retirees.

There, she meets the charming Grace (Oh) and a seemingly harmless man called Bob, who tries to seduce her - before a shocking act unfolds.

The director said; "With the current repeal in women's rights across the world, particularly regarding the overturning of Roe v Wade in America, this story, with its themes of stolen motherhood and unaccounted sexual abuse, feels more important than ever.

She continued; "I first read Margaret Atwood when I was a teenager, and her work has gripped me ever since. She is simply one of the most intelligent, prophetic and engaging writers around and Stone Mattress is another perfect illustration of that.

"I was immediately gripped by the way it framed the deeply buried trauma of a post-menopausal woman – an age group we hear from all too rarely – through the dynamic and multifaceted character of Verna."

Oh recently starred in Pixar's Turning Red, as well as Netflix's The Chair. She recently explained why she left her long-running role in Grey's Anatomy.