Jodie Foster’s been missing from the screen for five years, but it appears her hiatus is over.That Hashtag Show is reporting that Foster is in talks to star in FX’s upcoming series “Y: The Last Man” based on the Brian K. Vaughan comic series of the same name. The series is set in a world where a mysterious plague has wiped out the world’s male chromosome.
It follows escape artist Yorick “Y” Brown who is the last surviving human with a Y chromosome and his Capuchin monkey sidekick, Ampersand, as they set out to get to the bottom of what happened. If cast, Foster would be playing Jennifer Brown, the mother of Y and Ohio congresswoman. Brown role in the government plays a key role in the series.
The series has been a long time coming, many iterations in movie form failed over the years and has been in development with FX since 2015. Finally, in April of this year, a pilot directed by Melina Matsoukas was ordered to begin production in late July. “Logan” co-screenwriter and “American Gods” co-showrunner Michael Green is set to run the show.
Matsoukas is a hugely prolific music video director. She’s the director behind some iconic hits like Beyonce’s “Formation” and “Run,” Rihanna’s “We Found Love,” and Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” videos. Matsoukas has also been dabbling in TV directing with credits for “Insecure” and “Master of None.”
Before this year’s “Hotel Artemis,” the last time we saw Foster was in 2013’s “Elysium.” During that five year absence, the celebrated actor had been busy behind the camera directing. Foster has helmed two episodes of “Orange is The New Black,” an episode of “House of Cards” and “Black Mirror” each, as well as the Julia Roberts and George Clooney vehicle “Money Monster.” Should the project all come together, this would be Foster’s first regular television role since the much-forgotten “Paper Moon” — yep, an adaptation of Peter Bogdanovich‘s 1973 black and white classic which she also starred in and only ran for one season.
