EXCLUSIVE: twentieth Century Studios has acquired an authentic function pitch from Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern (Booksmart), enlisting Gloria Sanchez to supply.
Whereas plot specifics beneath wraps, the challenge is described as a mother-daughter comedy with two sturdy feminine roles.
On the movie aspect, Haskins and Halpern most just lately penned 80 for Brady, the comedy starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno and Sally Discipline, which Paramount launched final 12 months. They’re maybe finest identified for scripting Booksmart, the BAFTA and WGA Award-nominated 2019 comedy directed by Olivia Wilde.
Creators of the CBS present Carol’s Second Act, starring Patricia Heaton, in addition to the ABC sitcom Trophy Spouse, the pair are presently beneath an general deal in tv at CBS Studios. Nominated for an Emmy for his or her work on workers of ABC’s Black-ish, they’ve additionally written on collection like Good Ladies (NBC), The Mayor (ABC) and Imaginary Mary (ABC), to call just a few.
Beforehand in enterprise with Haskins and Halpern on Booksmart, Will Ferrell’s Gloria Sanchez is coming off of success with such acclaimed options as Searchlight’s Theater Camp and Netflix’s Could December. Yesterday seeing Ferrell come aboard to star in GOLF, a Netflix comedy collection he’s co-creating with Ramy Youssef and Josh Rabinowitz, the corporate earlier this 12 months noticed the streamer purchase its acclaimed documentary Will & Harper out of Sundance.
On January 30, 2025, Gloria Sanchez will debut its new function comedy You’re Cordially Invited, starring Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon, on Prime Video. Try a teaser on the hyperlink. Additionally within the works is No Good Deed, its Netflix comedy from creator Liz Feldman.
In current months, twentieth has entered manufacturing on the thriller Eenie Meanie, enlisted Jack Paglen to pen a brand new Maze Runner film, launched improvement on a reboot of 9 to five with producer Jennifer Aniston, and set Lily James to star in a movie impressed by the story of Bumble Founder Whitney Wolfe Herd. Most just lately rolling out Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, which has so far grossed over $141M worldwide, the studio will subsequent launch Alien: Romulus on August 16.
Haskins and Halpern are represented by UTA, Rise Administration, and Sloane, Provide, Weber & Dern. Gloria Sanchez is repped by UTA, Mosaic, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
