John Lee Hancock is gearing up for the shoot of courtroom drama Monsanto starring with Jonathan Bailey and Laura Dern in Germany.

The drama revisiting the real-life legal battle against chemical giant Monsanto will star Bailey as attorney Brent Wisner who led a lawsuit against the US company Monsanto alleging that its Roundup herbicide product caused cancer.  

Dern plays Monsanto’s chief toxicologist, who testifies during the trial that Roundup is safe.

News of the German shoot came to light after Bavaria’s regional film fund FFF Bayern announced it was supporting the Netflix international co-production to the tune of 500,000 euros ($589,000).

A large part of the filming will take place in Bavaria, and the FFF Film Commission supported the crew in their search for locations.

Hancock wrote the screenplay with Michael Wisner, Alexandra Duparc and Ned Benson. John Schwartzman is attached as cinematographer.

Munich-based company KrautPack Entertainment is producing from the German side, while the American co-production partner is Onda Entertainment, based in Los Angeles. Executive producers for the Netflix film are Philip Schulz-Deyle and Moritz Borman.