Halle Berry to Play U.S. President in Gender-Swapped Film of The President Is Missing

Overview

• Halle Berry is attached to star as President Joanna Duncan in a feature adaptation of Bill Clinton and James Patterson’s 2018 bestseller.
• The film is set up at Apple Original Films with RK Films, with the screenplay by Nicole Perlman and David Chasteen.
• The thriller follows a president confronting a catastrophic terrorist threat while evading her own Secret Service to leave the White House.
• The lead role was male in the novel, but the movie plans a gender-swapped protagonist.
• The announcement came as Berry and Holly Jeter’s HalleHolly unveiled a wider slate that includes Bad Cop, Bad Cop; Sunburn; Family Swap; Parole Officer; The Boy Who Knew Too Much; plus TV projects at Peacock, HBO, and FX.