John Malkovich and Emily Mortimer Join Ben Mendelsohn in The Coco Chanel Drama Series THE NEW LOOK
John Malkovich, Emily Mortimer, and Claes Bang are set to join the upcoming Apple drama series The New Look. Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche lead the series with Maisie Williams also starring.
The story is set against the World War II Nazi Occupation of Paris when “Coco Chanel’s (Binoche) reign as the world’s most famous fashion designer ends and Christian Dior (Mendelsohn) rises helping return spirit and life to the world with his ground-breaking, iconic brand.”
Malkovich is set to play Lucien Lelong, “President of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture whose influential eponymous fashion house employed Dior and Balmain during the Occupation.”
Mortimer will play Eva Colozzi, “a friend, confidante and style inspiration to Coco Chanel.”
Bang will play Spatz, a.k.a Hans Von Dincklage, “a Nazi operative stationed in Paris to both seduce and spy on the Parisian female elite.”
The series is described as “A World War II-era thriller,” and the story centers on “the pivotal moment in the 20th century when fashion icons such as Christian Dior allowed Paris to lead the world back to life after the war. The saga will show portray Dior’s complex relationship with famous designer contemporaries and rival, for instance Coco Chanel, Balmain, Balenciaga, Givenchy, Pierre Cardin and Yves Saint Laurent, among others.”
The New Look is written by Todd A. Kessler, who will also executive produce and direct.
Source: Variety