Cannes: Lily James to Play Bank Robber in Phillip Noyce's True-Crime Feature 'Peggy Jo'
Yesterday and Baby Driver star Lily James is set to take the lead in true-crime feature Peggy Jo from award-winning director Phillip Noyce (Salt, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Dead Calm).
James will play Peggy Jo Tallas, billed a "real-life Bonnie but without a Clyde," who takes to robbing banks while posing as a man. Adapted for the screen by Appaloosa writer Robert Knott, the film will be shot on location in southern United States.