June Squibb is Thelma

THELMA , a poignant action-comedy from Josh Margolin, starring Oscar nominee June Squibb in her first leading role and trailblazing actor Richard Roundtree in his final screen role, will be released in cinemas across Australia and New Zealand on 5^th September 2024. The film will be distributed by Maslow Entertainment.

Squibb, who did many of her own stunts in the film, plays Thelma Post, a feisty 93-year-old grandmother who gets conned by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson (The White Lotus' Fred Hechinger) and sets out on a treacherous quest across Los Angeles, accompanied by an aging friend (Roundtree) and his motorized scooter, to reclaim what was taken from her. Parker Posey, Clark Gregg, and Malcolm McDowell also star.

Inspired by a real-life experience of Margolin's own grandmother, THELMA puts a clever spin

on movies like Mission: Impossible, shining the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an

unlikely action hero. In the first leading film role of her 70-year career, Squibb portrays the strong-willed Thelma with grit and determination, demonstrating that she is more than capable of taking care of business – despite what her daughter Gail (Posey), son-in-law Alan (Gregg), or grandson Danny might believe.

Thelma in cinemas 5 September