Actress Lily James is set to portray a real-life Bonnie without a Clyde in the upcoming film Peggy Jo.
James starred opposite Ansel Elgort in Baby Driver and this time, she goes on a solo journey of robbing banks.
She will play the role of Peggy Jo Tallas, a girl who takes on the identity of a man to rob banks.
The movie is a true-crime feature adapted for the screen by Robert Knott. It will be shot on location in the United States.
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According to the FBI, Peggy Jo Tallas was one of the most unusual bank robbers of her generation.
Always a loner, Peggy didn’t have a partner to drive her getaway car and was determined not to carry a weapon into any bank she robbed.
The movie will be directed by award-winning director Phillip Noyce and is produced by Simon Brooks.
