'Maze Runner' actress Rosa Salazar to star in 'The Bang Bang Girls'

Actor Rosa Salazar is set to star in dramedy "The Bang Bang Girls". The "Alita: Battle Angel" actor will also executive producer the film written and directed by Lauren Schacher.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film follows a high-school valedictorian and her two best friends, who recruit their new chemistry teacher (Rosa Salazar) to form a secret after-school sex-education club. Bronwyn Cornelius and Stefan Nowicki are producing the project. A fall production start is in the works, according to Deadline.

(With inputs from agencies.)