Michelle Williams to Star in Jonah Hill's Directorial Debut MID-90S

I didn't realize that two time Oscar nominee Jonah Hill had directing aspirations, but he's apparently pretty far along in the development process for his first feature film. It's called Mid-90s, and Hill wrote the screenplay, which takes place in Los Angeles during the titular time period and "follows a kid as he navigates through fighting, the lures of drinking, drugs and sex while feeling all the peer pressure as he heads into his teen years." Deadline says the lead character, Stevie, learns life lessons from his skateboard buddies, which makes me feel like this movie could vaguely resemble this SNL sketch from when Hill hosted.

In any case, the only cast member currently attached to the film is Michelle Williams, herself a four-time Oscar nominee who's vying for the Best Supporting Actress statue this year for her work in Manchester By The Sea. Williams will play Stevie's mother, a single mom struggling to raise her son during a turbulent period in his life. It'll be interesting to see what kind of directing style Hill has on his own and what he might have picked up from the legendary talents he's worked with during his career so far. Williams sounds like she could play this part in her sleep, so I'm looking forward to seeing who else is cast in Mid-90s. What do you all think?