Eva Longoria has lined up her new directing project. The actress and filmmaker, who previously directed the Academy Award nominated movie "Flamin' Hot," will be helming a new Netflix comedy. Her star? Kim Kardashian.
The movie is called "The Fifth Wheel" and follows some high school best friends who travel to Las Vegas for a weekend of reconnection. "When a hot outsider (played by Kim Kardashian) crashes the weekend, they're forced to face their messy lives, bad decisions, and unraveling friendships," reads the official logline, shared by Netflix.
Longoria will direct while Paula Pell, writer of the beloved comedy series "Girls5eva," has written the screenplay. Some of the project's producers include Will Ferrell and Gloria Sanchez.
"The Fifth Wheel" is one of Kardashian's most recent acting projects, with its announcement coming in the heels of the release of her new show, "All's Fair." It continues her career as an actress, something that she's been working and developing for the past couple of years.
When discussing the public's reaction to her work, Kardashian said that she "loves taking on constructive criticism" in an interview with the BBC. She also made it clear that she felt the pressure when starring alongside performers like Sarah Paulson, Glenn Close, Teyana Taylor and much more.
"The last thing I would want to do is be unprofessional, be late or not know my lines," she said.
Longoria's return to the director's seat
For her part, Longoria has made it clear in the past that she's ready to be back in the director's seat. “I like to produce and direct what I’m acting in, because I like to have control of the final product, and also I like to create opportunities, and I like to create my next opportunity," she said last year at the Red Sea Film Festival.
Following the release of "Flamin' Hot,' Longoria has been busy with many acting projects and in the development of different documentary series, where she's had the chance to provide opportunities for the people that she wants to highlight. “I’ve been working abroad for years, and I’ve been exposed to amazing directors and amazing producers. When I did 'Searching for Spain,' we had all female producers and all female directors. And I was like, ‘This is amazing. Look at the talent that we can tap into and use’ where, you know, in Hollywood, we still have such a lack of female representation behind the camera… The talent’s there."