She played the pilot with the call sign “Phoenix.”īarbaro takes a leading role for her next gig, starring opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in Netflix’s global spy action comedy series FUBAR, out May 25. Senior vp Taylor Friedman and vp Richard Ruiz are overseeing the project for Searchlight, reporting to heads of production and development Katie Goodson-Thomas and DanTram Nguyen.īarbaro starred in drama The Cathedral, which premiered at the 2021 Venice Film Festival and later went on to claim the John Cassavetes Award at the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards. She gained notice for appearing opposite Cruise in the Top Gun sequel, which grossed almost $1.5 billion worldwide and earned six Academy Awards nominations, including best picture.
Alex Heineman ( Non-Stop) of The Picture Company and Jeff Rosen are also producing.Įxec producing are Dylan, Automatik’s Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Andrew Rona. Producing Unknown are Mangold, Automatik’s Fred Berger ( La La Land), Veritas’ Peter Jaysen ( Fahrenheit 451), Alan Gasmer ( Vikings) and Bob Bookman ( A Spy Among Friends).
Barbaro will portray Joan Baez, the folk singer and activist who performed “Blowin’ in the Wind” at the music festival.
