exclusive:Capture Entertainment launches international sales on dark comedy at Cannes kate may dieAdaptation of Kate McKenney’s cancer memoir breasts turned evil.
Filming has completed on the film, which stars Golden Globe and Emmy winner Awkwafina (farewell), Grammy winner Anthony Ramos (in the heights) And hangover Star Ken Jeong. project reconnects crazy rich asian Awkwafina and Jeong star as father and daughter.
Mercedes Bryce Morgan, who recently directed the erotic horror 2025 bone lakeAngela Gulner is directing from a script adapted by Yuri Baranovsky. The film “tells the true story of a woman (Awkwafina) who has it all – until a cancer diagnosis turns her perfectly arranged life upside down, forcing her to rely on humor and imagination to survive a crumbling marriage and overbearing family.”
Capture is co-representing the domestic sale with CAA. The picture is produced by Balcony 9 Productions (dead man’s telegram), Whitewater Films (Mean Creek), Avishkar Studio (separation), Fever Dream Studio (Contract) and Toric Films (oscar shaw). Producers are Joel David Moore, Katrina Kudlik, Rick Rosenthal, Nicholas Weinstock, Sarah Cornelius, Ozan Missaghi, David Wachs and Chase Hinton.
Director Morgan said today, “This amazing screenplay is based on a true story, but it’s expressed through a lens that is wildly ridiculous, advanced and wildly unrealistic.” “Because sometimes when things are bleak, the best response is to find a way to laugh even through it all. Awkwafina navigates that tonal tightrope in a way that very few actors can, and building a cast around her that could match that energy was incredibly important to me.”
Moore said, “When Kate first brought me her memoir, I thought her fearless and hilarious portrayal of the darkest moments of her life would resonate with audiences everywhere.” “But Mercedes and the team have brought that vision to life beyond my imagination, leading Awkwafina in a career-defining performance.”
Awkwafina and McEnany serve as executive producers alongside Rishi Bajaj, Vinnie Smith, Daniel Taborga, Jarrod Einsohn, Richard Lunum, Eric Gozlan, JB Yowell, Raymond Merrill, Lee Broda, Jeff Rice, Ryan Chismark, Chelsea Chismark, Amber Gibson, Mark Kline, Natalie Kline, Charlie Honea and Mercedes Bryce Morgan.
Early Day and Mike Page serve as co-producers and casting directors. Additional executive producers include Michael Thomas, Lynette Gurule-Thomas, James Cullen Bressack, Andrew Ashcroft, Anna Ruiz de Porras, Marsha Lunum, Sharon Azrieli, Carmelo Chimera, Syed Ali Saeed, Natasha Yee, Brando Eaton, Richie Walls, Michael Landon, Michael Bacik, Pierre Romain, Julie Solinger, Casey James and Garrett Jason Greer. Are.
The casting was first rumored by TheInSneider six weeks ago.
Awkwafina is represented by CAA, Artists First and Schreck, Rose Dapello, Adams, Berlin & Dunham; Ramos is represented by CAA, Range Media Partners and Paul Hastings; Jeong is represented by IAG, Untitled Entertainment and attorney Chad Christopher; Morgan is represented by UTA, Navigation Media Group and Bloch Law. Gulnar is a fictional entity and Yorn is played by Levin; Baranowski is represented by Principal Entertainment LA and Yorn, Levin; McEnany is represented by Gersh & Vizo & Co.
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