Nearly 25 years, Secretary will get a one-night-only revival by the director and cast of another erotic title, thanks to Film Independent and Mubi.
Jane Schoenbrun, writer/director of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, will direct the cast of their upcoming Mubi film in a live reading of the 2002 Steven Shainberg-helmed erotic romance, as part of Film Independent’s Live Read series, set for the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills on July 28 at 7:30pm.
In a post on X, Schoenbrun revealed that Gillian Anderson will read the part of E. Edward Grey (originated by James Spader) and Hannah Einbinder will play Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal), while the director will read action descriptions. Additional casting will be announced soon.
Penned by Erin Cressida Wilson, Secretary (2002) has gone down as a provocative cult classic hailed for its humanizing depiction of BDSM, following a dominant lawyer (Spader) who enters into an erotic relationship with his submissive assistant (Gyllenhaal).
“Every Live Read is an opportunity to rediscover a great screenplay through a completely new perspective,” said Film Independent director of programming and events, Rachel Bleemer, in a statement to IndieWire. “Secretary is a bold, provocative film that continues to spark conversation more than two decades later. With Jane Schoenbrun directing and Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder leading the cast, this promises to be one of our most unforgettable Live Reads yet.”
Premiering Aug. 7, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma stars Einbinder as an enthusiastic young director who is tasked with resurrecting the Camp Miasma slasher franchise after years of subpar sequels and declining fandom. But when she visits the original’s Final Girl (Anderson), a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women become entangled a blood-soaked world of desire, fear and delirium.
