‘Rogue Nation’ Star Rebecca Ferguson Boards ‘The Girl on the Train’
"The breakout actress will be following up with a high-profile project"
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation has been burning up the box office in the past few weeks, earning an impressive $375.4 million worldwide. The movie has earned some of the best reviews for the franchise (it currently has a 93% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes) and one of the reasons people are enjoying the latest installment is the standout performance by Swedish newcomer Rebecca Ferguson as a mysterious covert agent.
Ferguson is striking while the iron is hot. According to
Deadline, the actress is negotiating to star in
The Girl On The Train, the Tate Taylor (
The Help) directed adaptation of the Paula Hawkins novel.
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Ferguson will play the role of Anna. There are three main female characters in the thriller, and the first role was landed by Emily Blunt (Into the Woods), who plays a recent divorcee who narrates the tale and spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day. One morning, she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.
Ferguson most recently wrapped the Stephen Frears-directed Florence Foster Jenkins, opposite Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant.