*Harold Perrineau has joined the musical comedy “Dumplin’” opposite Jennifer Aniston, Danielle Macdonald and Odeya Rush, reports Deadline.
It’s based on Julie Murphy’s 2015 YA novel about Willowdean (Macdonald), nicknamed Dumplin, a confident, plus-sized teen who, to spite her erstwhile beauty pageant queen mom (Aniston), enlists in a local pageant and becomes the inspiration for a ragtag group of outcasts.
Perrineau will play Lee Wayne/Rhea Ranged, a passionate, fierce drag queen who, impressed by Dumplin’s willingness to step outside her comfort zones, becomes her pageant coach.
Anne Fletcher is directing the film, from a script by Kristin Hahn.
Perrineau, currently co-stars opposite Niecy Nash and Karrueche Tran in TNT’s “Claws.”
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