America Ferrera has signed on to star in “
An Invisible Sign of My Own,” based on the novel by
Aimee Bender.”An Invisible Sign of My Own” will be
Marilyn Agrelo‘s first project since directing the acclaimed documentary “
Mad Hot Ballroom” and will be based on an adaptation by
Michael Ellis and
Pamela Falk.
Ferrera will play Mona, a young woman who retreated into the world of mathematics after her father became ill. Now teaching math to second graders, Mona meets a man who may be just as anti-social as she is. Emotional awakenings ensue.
The Emmy-winning actress will slot “An Invisible Sign of My Own” into the very slim window in “
Ugly Betty” production between the end of shooting in May and a June production restart in anticipation of a possible actors strike, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Ferrera will next appear in the summer sequel “
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.”