Nurse Jackie star, Edie Falco, has been cast opposite Kate Mara in the indie biopic Megan Leavey to be directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. Falco will play “Jackie” in the film, Megan Leavey’s mother. The film tells the story of Leavey and her military combat dog Rex, who saved countless lives from 2004-2006 searching for roadside bombs.
UNTITLED MEGAN LEAVEY WAR DRAMA
Centers on US Marine and Purple Heart recipient Megan Leavey, who spent six years cutting through bureaucratic red tape to adopt her dog Rex after they were both injured whilst disarming an IED in Iraq.
