Debbie Harry will play Pamela Anderson‘s mother in a new movie.
About Maitreya
The Baywatch actress will lead Maitreya as the titular New Age healer. Debbie Harry has signed up to play her mom in the film. The film is being directed by Portlandia’s Jonathan Krisel.
A synopsis for the film states, “Maitreya (Anderson), a rising star in the New Age Healing community who is about to head off to a conference in India when she receives a call from her estranged sister, Monica: their father is dying. Rather than stay home with him, Maitreya decides to bring her entire family – including her mother Barbara (Harry) – to the conference and put her New Age healing theories to the test (all while surreptitiously gathering material for her next book).”
The movie is scheduled to begin later this year.
Excitement for the Film
The production company Caviar couldn’t be more excited. Michael Sagol, Managing Director at Caviar, shared his joy about the project. “Being a part of bringing Maitreya to life with Jon and Sam has been so much fun already.”
He added, “After working together in the branded world for the past decade, now having the chance to produce Jon’s first feature film – a soulful exploration of a dysfunctional family, perfectly suited to his absurdist and distinctive comedic voice – makes us giddy with excitement!”
Anderson in Queen of the Falls
Pamela, 58, has enjoyed a career resurgence in recent years. She’s recently been working on crime-fuelled road trip romance Queen of the Falls, opposite Guy Pearce.
The story follows two lovers on the run, Pamela as a roadkill cleaner and Guy as a fugitive, who race toward Niagara Falls. The film is described as a music-driven, high-voltage road romance exploring freedom, control, and the cost of escape.
Pamela previously told Variety, “Guy is someone I can’t wait to work with. He is a brilliant actor and has taken this on with full force. We are in this together.”
“It’s been a long road, and will be a delicate continuous journey with dedicated preparation to blend the musical aspects in amongst this wild and challenging love-on-the-run style, raw and whimsical story.”