Like The Movie Subject, Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Jehanne d’Arc’ Propelled By Youthful Energy Of Co-Scribe Ava Pickett; Search Is On For Tragic Teen Joan

EXCLUSIVE: While he hasn’t yet found the actress who’ll play Joan of Arc in his epic Jehanne d’Arc, Baz Luhrmann found an exceptional young voice to help him unlock the screenplay. That would be Ava Pickett, a playwright who wrote the script with Luhrmann. Here’s how impressed the filmmaker was with Pickett: recently, pretty much […]