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June Squibb’s Action-Comedy ‘Thelma’ Sells to Magnolia After Sundance Premiere


'Thelma,' starring June Squibb as a revenge-thirsty grandma, has sold out of Sundance.

“Thelma,” which cheekily riffs on “Mission: Impossible,” also stars “White Lotus” breakout Fred Hechinger, the late Richard Roundtree (in his final screen performace), Parker Posey, Clark Gregg and Malcolm McDowell. “Tom Cruise jumping out of a plane is as dangerous as my grandma getting onto a bed,” Margolin told Variety ahead of the film’s Sundance premiere. The 94-year-old Oscar-nominated actor insisted on doing her own stunts for the film, which included a vehicular showdown in the hallway of a retirement home with Roundtree, which culminates with an electric scooter crash.

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