JEM is her name, no one else is the same. In her first major film role, Nashville actress Aubrey Peeples has been cast as the lead, Jem, in the live-action Jem and the Holograms film, which is being directed by Jon M. Chu . The Holograms have also been cast: Stefanie Scott , who starred on Disney's A.N.T. Farm, will play Jem's sister, Kimber ; Pretty Little Liars actress Aurora Perrineau will play Shana ; and The Fosters' Hayley Kiyoko has been cast as Aja. Based on the 1980s Hasbro toy line that was also a beloved cartoon, the film will be produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions, Scooter Braun Productions and Chu. The film has been moving along quite quickly, and is already shooting. The cartoon ran from 1985 to 1988 and chronicled the adventures of Jerrica Benton and her alter ego, Jem, a singer who fronted a band called The Holograms. When the project was first announced on March 20, producers said Jem is being reimagined "for a whole new gene