Ricci to Direct, Star in 'Speed Queen'

Aug. 20 -- Indie princess Christina Ricci will make her directorial debut with Speed Queen, a dark comedy in which she will also star, according to The Hollywood Reporter

Queen is about a fast-food clerk who goes on a lethal road trip with a man and woman and then tells her story to a best-selling author while on death row, notes the Reporter. Yep, that sounds dark enough for the sour-pussed star of The Addams Family, The Opposite of Sex, and The Ice Storm.

Financing for the film is still being finalized.

Ricci has already moved from mere actress to actress-producer with the upcoming films Prozac Nation and Pumpkin. The 21-year-old actress is also developing the action film Adrenaline as a starring vehicle for herself.

Her recent acting credits include the supernatural dud Bless the Child and the art-house flick The Man Who Cried.