Dakota Johnson (left), Charli xcx, Jessica Alba and Vanessa Burghardt Su Mustecaplioglu; Terry O'Connor; Nino Munoz; Angie McCaffrey Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Dakota Johnson's feature directorial debut is taking root. Charli xcx and Jessica Alba are in talks to star in A Tree Is Blue, which Johnson is set to helm. The film has a script from Vanessa Burghardt, who is also in talks to star. Plot details have not yet been disclosed for the project that is planning to launch production next month in Los Angeles. CAA Media Finance is handling sales. Rivulet Entertainment is fully financing the project. Producers include Johnson, Ro Donnelly and Sam Racanelli for TeaTime Pictures, in addition to Rob Paris and Mike Witherill for Rivulet. Hyunji Ward executive produces for TeaTime, alongside Rick Steele. Related Stories TV Charli XCX Crashes Role Model's 'Saturday Night Live' Performance Movies Charli XCX Film 'The Moment' to Feature Kylie Jenner, Rachel Sennott, Alexander Skarsgård Johnson previously directed the short film Loser Baby, which premiered at last year's Toronto International Film Festival. Her recent feature credits as an actress include Neon's Splitsville, which she also produced, and A24's The Materialists. Burghardt is a first-time screenwriter who co-starred with Johnson in Cha Cha Real Smooth. Alba recently produced and starred in Netflix's Trigger Warning and is set to appear alongside Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia and Al Pacino in the biographical sports film Maserati: The Brothers. Charli xcx is a Grammy-winning musician who has been recently racking up more onscreen feature credits. She is producing and starring in the A24 movie The Moment and has landed roles in such films as Faces of Death, I Want Your Sex and The Gallerist. Johnson is represented by CAA, Untitled Entertainment and Johnson Shapiro. Burghardt is repped by Arise Artists Agency and Bloch Law. Charli xcx is repped by CAA and Good World Management. Alba is repped by UTA, 3 Arts Entertainment and Sloane Offer. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up YouTube 'Shelby Oaks' Review: Part Found-Footage Horror, Part Mockumentary, Entirely Clunky Zoe Saldaña Zoe Saldaña Says James Cameron's 'Avatar' Documentary Will Likely Arrive Before 'Fire and Ash' Stephen Fry Stephen Fry's Sci-Fi Comedy 'Time Travel Is Dangerous' Sets November Release (Exclusive) Train Dreams Joel Edgerton Isn't Fazed by Hollywood's Box-Office Panic: "I'd Be the Worst Studio Executive of All Time" Sundance Film Festival Tribeca Films to Release 'Serious People' Experimental Comedy (Exclusive) Sundance Film Festival Sundance Officials Reveal First Wave of Screenings, Events and Robert Redford Tributes for 2026 Fest YouTube 'Shelby Oaks' Review: Part Found-Footage Horror, Part Mockumentary, Entirely Clunky Zoe Saldaña Zoe Saldaña Says James Cameron's 'Avatar' Documentary Will Likely Arrive Before 'Fire and Ash' Stephen Fry Stephen Fry's Sci-Fi Comedy 'Time Travel Is Dangerous' Sets November Release (Exclusive) Train Dreams Joel Edgerton Isn't Fazed by Hollywood's Box-Office Panic: "I'd Be the Worst Studio Executive of All Time" Sundance Film Festival Tribeca Films to Release 'Serious People' Experimental Comedy (Exclusive) Sundance Film Festival Sundance Officials Reveal First Wave of Screenings, Events and Robert Redford Tributes for 2026 Fest