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Zooey Deschanel to Star in Fox Pilot by Playwright Elizabeth Meriwether

Elizabeth Meriwether
Elizabeth Meriwether

Zooey Deschanel will play the lead character in an untitled comedy pilot by Elizabeth Meriwether, according to a report in Variety. Jake Kasdan is set to direct.

The project is described as an ensemble piece ” that explores the sexual politics of men and women via a woman who moves in with three boorish men.”

Meriwether is the author of the plays Heddatron, Oliver Parker!, and The Mistakes Madeline Made.