It's been nothing but "up up up and away" for Melissa Benoist over the last few months, and she only seems to be soaring higher. She co-starred alongside Miles Teller in Whiplash, which earned a Best Picture nomination earlier this year, and that led to her sharing screen time with the legendary Al Pacino in Danny Collins. But what has her the darling of fanboys everywhere is her upcoming role on the Supergirl TV series, which hopefully will be better than the trailer suggests.
Benoist has just landed another major big screen role, joining Demian Bichir, Eva Longoria, and Tony Revolori in Lowriders, which is centered on the underground world of Lowrider cars and street tagging in East L.A. Previously it had been Nicola Peltz and Lily Collins eying the role, so this is a big part for Benoist to land.
Directed by Ricardo de Montreuil, Lowriders is a contemporary coming of age drama about a young man whose loyalties are tested when the annual lowrider event forces him to choose between his father and his uncle who is involved in criminal activity.
