Shirley MacLaine To Star In ‘Margret And Stevie’ Directed By Matthew Weiner

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February 19, 2026 11:58am

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Shirley MacLaine is set to headline the Matthew Weiner-directed, Stephanie Gillis-written Margret and Stevie.

Inspired by the life of Margret Rey, co-creator of the Curious George character and books, Margret and Stevie centers around Rey (MacLaine) later in life as publishers circle to reshape her legacy and rewrite her place in literary history. As pressure mounts, Margret is forced to confront memories of the war she survived decades earlier and the journey that brought her to America. Margret finds an unlikely confidant and companion in Stevie, whom she befriends. Their sharp-edged friendship becomes a lifeline, reigniting Margret’s resolve to protect her story and reclaim authorship of her own life.

Rohm Feifer Entertainment and Latigo Films are financing and producing the project. Additional casting is currently underway. The pic reps 9x Emmy winner Weiner’s second feature directorial following the 2013 Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis and Amy Poehler comedy Are You Here.

MacLaine counts more than 50 feature films including a Best Actress Oscar win for 1983’s Terms of Endearment in an overall six nom career count. She’s also been nominated six times at the Emmys and has won seven Golden Globes including the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement. The actress is currently filming Lucy Boomer with Ansel Elgort. She also starred in Brad Furman’s People Not Places and co-starred in a season of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building. Other recent feature credits include American Dreamer with Peter Dinklage, Disney’s Noelle with Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader, The Last Word with Amanda Seyfried and Wild Oats starring Jessica Lange and Demi Moore. MacLaine is repped by CAA.

Mad Men creator/EP/director/writer Weiner recently made his playwriting debut with the World Premiere production of John Wilkes Booth: One Night Only! at the Baltimore Center Stage. He was an EP on The Sopranos and created/EP/directed and wrote the Prime Video series The Romanoffs. His debut novel, Heather, The Totality, was published by Little, Brown and Company. Weiner is repped by CAA and attorney Jeanne Newman.

Gillis is a Writer’s Guild and Peabody Award-winning, two-time Emmy nominated writer (The Simpsons). Gillis’ script is based on the true story of her pivotal and unlikely friendship with Margret Rey and the
Reys’ incredible life and miraculous escape from France in 1940. Gillis is repped by Gersh.

Founded in 2023 by industry veteran Kara Feifer and Elisabeth Rohm, Rohm Feifer Entertainment is dedicated to female-forward, inspirational storytelling, with a focus on true events, true crime, and character-driven narratives. In just two years, the company has built a slate of over 50 projects, collaborating with partners including Lionsgate, NBC, Fox, and Mattel. The company is also developing a slate of real-life stories in collaboration with Latigo, including a Farrah Fawcett biopic being developed with her estate. Rohm Feifer Entertainment is repped by Buchwald.

Latigo Films is the film label of Lipper/Daly Productions – a company founded by David Lipper and Robert A. Daly Jr in the fall of 2021. Their first production, My Favorite Girlfriend, was released in theaters in 2022. Their latest Not Without Hope (Joe Carnahan, DIR. & Zach Levi) played theaters in December while their Rebel Wilson comedy Bride Hard hit the big screens in June. Lipper and Daly Jr. have 12 films currently in production or post-production, including Hotel Tehran (Liam Neeson/Zachary Levi), Neglected (Josh Duhamel/Dylan Sprouse), Double Blind (Lakeith Stanfield/Maria Bakalova), Cliffhanger (Lilly James/Pierce Brosnan) and Carousel (Chris Pine/Jenny Slate), which just made its world premiere on opening night of Sundance. Latigo Films is represented by CAA.