Rising actress Amy Tyger was selected to play the female lead in Noel Clarke and David Fairbanks's upcoming feature film Legacy, following a nationwide search to find an unknown actress for the role.

The casting marks Tyger's first feature film - which also stars Franz Drameh, McKell David, Jacob Chapman and Akshay Kumar - and follows her previous appearance in 2012 short The Turtle.

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