Since becoming a breakout star as 18-year-old trans girl Elle Argent in Netflix’s Heartstopper, Yasmin Finney has stayed booked and blessed.
Now her latest gig has been announced: Finney is set to lead the upcoming shortfilm Mars, based on a song by pansexual singer Yungblud.The story is reportedly set in the North of England and is about a young fan that the singer met while he was on tour.
Finney’s character, Charlie Acaster, is a teenager who has only ever wanted to live a normal existence but an extraordinary night makes her reassess what truly matters, reports Deadline.Yungblud has previously described the film to NME as “an uncensored, unfiltered portrayal of youth.
It revels in the fragile beauty of it, flirts with the pain of it, and most importantly the undeniable, glimmering hope of it.