Meryl Streep, Sigourney Weaver Join ‘Useful Idiots’ Thriller

Meryl Streep and Sigourney Weaver are set to star in Useful Idiots, director Joseph Cedar’s thriller for Fifth Season , Closer Media and Black Bear.

Streep will play veteran New York property market journalist Diane Castle who, disillusioned with writing about the wealthy elite, probes a record-breaking sale of a new penthouse and the buyer’s identity for what could be the story of a lifetime.

“At its center is a mysterious oligarch, whose influence stretches across Manhattan and beyond – protected by a network of fixers, enablers, and a brilliant young strategist. Out of her depth, Diane digs deeper into the investigation, her determination to uncover the truth revealing a web of corruption and danger at the highest levels, ensnaring Diane, her family, and all those around her,”