Anna Kendrick has signed on to play the lead role in the psychological thriller, Alice, Darling. The film is already in production in Canada, and it marks the directorial debut of Mary Nighy, who's the daughter of British actors Bill Nighy and Diana Quick. Kendrick plays Alice, a woman who's behaving strangely and keeping secrets about her volatile boyfriend (Charlie Carrick) from her two best friends (Wunmi Mosaku and Kaniehtiio Horn). New role: Anna Kendrick is starring in the Psychological thriller film Alice, Darling, which is currently in production in Canada; the actress is pictured in February 2020 In the film, the Oscar-nominated actress and her friends embark on a girls trip that goes wrong when a local girl goes missing and Alice's mercurial boyfriend arrives unannounced, according to Deadline.