It’ll add to her already-busy schedule, as she’s set to play Catwoman in The Batman opposite Robert Pattinson and star in Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming COVID thriller KIMI, both of which are currently in production.
Speaking to Deadline, Kravitz said her experience writing and producing High Fidelity was “an incredible education in storytelling.” She continued: “This is my first feature, and it’s taken many years to get to this point, and I’m very excited to step into this new phase.
Revealed exclusively to Deadline on June 16, Pussy Island follows a young, clever woman named Frida who works as a cocktail waitress in Los Angeles and is determined to link up with philanthropist and tech mogul Slater King, played by Tatum.
As noted by Deadline, Kravitz has been working towards a foray into directing for a few years and co-wrote “a script that captures the zeitgeist clash of power and gender dynamics in a gender construct.” Kravitz detailed to the publication that “the title means lots of things” and revealed that she began writing its script alongside E.T.
“People are evolving and changing, but there is still a bad taste in a lot of people’s mouths from past behavior,” Kravitz continued.
The pair even developed the script and characters together, with Kravitz noting that she set out to write the female lead for herself but opted to give it to another actress so she can focus on its direction.
The actor reportedly felt challenged by the prospect of working on a story rooted in gender politics.
It became less about men and women and more of a human thing that will open people’s eyes, rather than us drawing lines in the sand — the you’re a man, I’m a woman, it’s us against you thing,” he continued.
Tatum described his character, Slater, as “a wild character, an extremely committed version — psychotic possibly — but an extreme version of myself.” Noting that he’s “very interested” to witness the physical, mental, spiritual, and energetic capabilities of humans in the film, he continued: “ wants to know what people are capable of, what they want, and what they are capable of when they want something.