The 19-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson will make her feature film debut in director Nash Edgerton's next movie for Amazon Studios, her press representative Mark Modesitt confirms to USA TODAY. The daughter of Michael Jackson will portray Nelly, described only as “an edgy 20-year-old” in the dark comedy about a mild-mannered American businessman (David Oyelowo) who crosses a line from citizen to criminal. Directed by Nash Edgerton, who made his feature directorial debut with the acclaimed Aussie thriller The Square, the darkly comic thriller also stars brother Joel Edgerton, Amanda Seyfried, Charlize Theron, Yul Vazquez, Thandie Newton and Sharlto Copley. Jackson, who made her acting debut in an episode of Lee Daniels Entertainment’s Fox series Star, is repped by WME and by managers Stiefel Entertainment (Management).
– Paris Jackson is making her feature film debut. Michael Jackson's 19-year-old daughter will star in an untitled movie directed by Nash Edgerton for Amazon Studios. USA Today provides some tidbits: In the dark comedy, she plays an "edgy 20-year-old" alongside a "mild-mannered businessman-turned-criminal," played by David Oyelowo, who gets mixed up in the Mexican drug trade. Other big names in the film include Charlize Theron and Thandie Newton, Deadline reports. Jackson recently starred in a TV show for the first time, playing a part in the March 8 episode of Fox drama Star. That was a big month for her: She signed with IMG Models and covered the March issue of Harper's Bazaar. In a January Rolling Stone interview she described growing up with her dad.