The Handmaid's Tale star Elisabeth Moss to play Rosemary Kennedy in Ritesh Batra's upcoming film

Los Angeles: The Handmaid’s Tale star Elisabeth Moss will play the role of late Rosemary Kennedy in Ritesh Batra’s next directorial venture A Letter From Rosemary Kennedy. Rosemary was the younger sister of former US President John F Kennedy, and the third child of Joseph P Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald, according to The Hollywood Reporter. [caption id=“attachment_4345111” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Elisabeth Moss arrives on the red carpet for the film The Square at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Reuters[/caption] The film’s story is based on a Black List spec script by first-timer Nick Yarborough, will chronicle the life of Rosemary, who spent a lifetime hidden from public view because of the political ambitions of her father, Joseph Kennedy. “The movies about the Kennedy family are deservedly stormy affairs, but here’s a story about the storms within all of us. “This is why I am excited to tell this story, and to collaborate with Elisabeth, a fabulously talented actor,” Batra said in a statement. Jason Michael Berman and Kevin Turen will produce the project along with Moss. Richard Arlook, Allard Cantor, and Jarrod Murray will serve as the executive producers.