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Michelle Williams Joins Chazelle's Star-Studded Prison Drama

1/14/2026

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Michelle Williams Shines

Michelle Williams will star opposite Cillian Murphy and Daniel Craig in Damien Chazelle's untitled drama reportedly set in a prison, with Chazelle directing and producing alongside Olivia Hamilton.
Production is expected to start later this year.
Paramount Pictures will handle distribution.
Chazelle is looking to rebound after the box office failure of Babylon.
Michelle Williams recently won a Golden Globe for FX's Dying for Sex and has multiple Oscar nominations.

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Michelle Williams Joins Drama

Michelle Williams (actress) has joined Damien Chazelle's untitled prison drama with Cillian Murphy and Daniel Craig in the cast.
Damien Chazelle wrote the film, and Paramount Pictures will distribute it for a theatrical release in late 2027.
The announcement follows Michelle Williams's Golden Globe win for Dying for Sex.
She is also expected to star in the legal thriller A Place in Hell.

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Michelle Williams Shines

Michelle Williams will star opposite Cillian Murphy and Daniel Craig in Damien Chazelle's untitled drama reportedly set in a prison, with Chazelle directing and producing alongside Olivia Hamilton.
Production is expected to start later this year.
Paramount Pictures will handle distribution.
Chazelle is looking to rebound after the box office failure of Babylon.
Michelle Williams recently won a Golden Globe for FX's Dying for Sex and has multiple Oscar nominations.

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