Archive · 8 Nov 2025
Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver to Star in NYC Thriller 'Useful Idiots'
Imagine a famous journalist, played by Meryl Streep, who writes about fancy apartments in New York City.
She's a bit tired of just writing nice things about rich people.
Then, she gets a story about a super expensive apartment sale that seems strange.
When she starts asking questions about who bought it, she discovers a very powerful and mysterious person.
This person has a lot of influence and is protected by many people.
The journalist gets deeper and deeper into this mystery, finding out about secrets and dangers.
Her own family and everyone around her could get caught up in it too.
Sigourney Weaver is also in the movie, but we don't know her exact role yet.
It's a suspenseful story about uncovering big secrets.
Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver will star in a new thriller titled 'Useful Idiots'.
The film is set in New York City and directed by Joseph Cedar.
Streep plays a journalist investigating a mysterious oligarch connected to a record-breaking property sale.
The investigation uncovers a web of corruption and danger at high levels.
Fifth Season will produce and finance the film, with Black Bear introducing it to international buyers at AFM.
- Who
- Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver are set to star in the film 'Useful Idiots'.
- What
- A New York-set thriller about a veteran journalist investigating a mysterious oligarch linked to a luxury property deal.
- When
- The project is being introduced to international buyers at AFM, with no specific release date mentioned.
- Where
- New York City.
- Why
- The film explores themes of corruption, danger, and the pursuit of truth at the highest levels.
- Director
- Joseph Cedar
- Producers
- Fifth Season, Black Bear, Closer Media
- Stars
- Meryl Streep, Sigourney Weaver
- Setting
- New York City
- Genre
- Thriller
- Logline
- A veteran journalist investigates a mysterious oligarch connected to a record-breaking penthouse sale, uncovering corruption and danger.