"Unorthodox" and "Shtisel" star Shira Haas is set to headline "Ethel," a period musical drama about the true story of Ethel Stark, the groundbreaking conductor who founded the first all-female orchestra in Montreal.Aside from breaking barriers in the music world, Stark has been credited for championing social change across gender, race, language and class starting in the 1940s.Aisling Walsh, the Irish-born filmmaker of "Maudie" and the BAFTA-winning "Elizabeth Is Missing" will direct the film from an original screenplay by Celeste...
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Haas joined Ubisoft in 2020 amid allegations of misconduct throughout the family-run French publisher. She oversaw the removal of Ubisoft Singapore head Hugues Ricour for misconduct in November 2020 and launched a “Women in Production” mentorship program while at the company. Before she stepped down at the end of 2021 to pursue other projects, Haas led 45 global studios and the successful launches for “Watch Dogs: Legion” and “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla” on next-gen consoles in November 2020, then in late 2021 presided over the releases of “Far Cry 6,” “Riders Republic” and “Just Dance 2022.” Ever mindful of shifting gaming trends, she also spurred development on free-to-play competitive titles derived from Ubisoft IP, such as upcoming shooter “XDefiant,” based on Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy games, and “Assassin’s Creed Infinity.”