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Barry Jenkins Teams With A24 For Zendaya Starrer ‘Be My Baby’ About Music Legend Ronnie Spector

Barry Jenkins to direct 'Be My Baby' starring Zendaya as songstress Ronnie Spector

EXCLUSIVE: A24 is adding to its partnership with megastar Zendaya and her film on the life of singer Ronnie Spector, with Barry Jenkins coming on board to direct with with Dave Kajganich tapped to write an original screenplay. The film is in development with Luca Guadagnino writer Kajganich is hard at work on a expressive interpretation of Spector’s life Zendaya. Kajganich’s screenwriting credits include three films for Luca Guadagnino, A Bigger Splash, Suspiria and Bones and All, as well as creating and running the first season of AMC’s The Terror.

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