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Marcia Gay Harden joins cast of Amy Poehler's 'Moxie' movie

By Karen Butler   |   Nov. 9, 2019 at 9:30 AM
Actress Marcia Gay Harden is to co-star in Amy Poehler's comedy film "Moxie."  File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Actress and director Amy Poehler arrives for the 71st annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 22. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI Actor Clark Gregg arrives for the 42nd annual People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles in 2016. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden has joined the cast of Moxie, a comedy film Amy Poehler is directing for Netflix.

The streaming service announced the casting news on Friday.

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Now shooting in Los Angeles, the movie co-stars Clark Gregg, Nico Hiraga, Alycia Pascual-Peña, Sydney Park, Anjelika Washington, Josephine Langford, Joshua Darnell Walker, Josie Totah, Sabrina Haskett, Charlie Hall, Hadley Robinson, Lauren Tsai, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Ike Barinholtz

After scribe Tamara Chestna wrote the screenplay, based on Jennifer Mathieu's book about a young girl from a small town who starts a feminist revolution at her high school.

Saturday Night Live and Parks and Recreation alum Poehler previously helmed and starred in the comedy Wine Country for Netflix.

Harden's credits include the Fifty Shades franchise, Mystic River and Pollock.