Michelle Trachtenberg

These Three Ladies Are "Beautiful"

Rita Wilson, Julianna Margulies and Michelle Trachtenberg have joined Chad Lowe’s feature directorial debut, "Beautiful Ohio," starring William Hurt says The Hollywood Reporter.

The project is based on Ethan Canin’s adaptation of his short story "Batorsag & Szerelem," from his anthology "The Palace Thief." The early 1970s coming-of-age tale centers on a teenager (Brett Davern) who feels he is in the shadow of his idealized older brother (David Call). Wilson and Hurt play the boys’ parents, with Margulies cast as a seductive next door neighbor and Trachtenberg as Call’s girlfriend.

Accomplice Films’ first low-budget production began shooting Monday in Brooklyn. Lowe is producing the ensemble comedy/drama with his wife, Hilary Swank, and Mark Burton.