In 2018 , Dern had the lead role in '' The Tale '' , an autobiographical feature film written and directed by Jennifer Fox . The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 20 , 2018 and later on HBO on May 26 , 2018 . In August 2018 , Dern was cast as Marmee March in Greta Gerwig 's film adaptation of '' Little Women '' which will star Saoirse Ronan , Emma Watson , Timothée Chalamet , Meryl Streep , and Chris Cooper
2018 Sundance Film Festival
2018 Sundance Film Festival
Laura Dern