_Agata_Gładykowska_Alamy.jpg?#)
THE BEAR Actress Molly Gordon to Direct, Produce and Star in High School Reunion Comedy PEAKED for A24
Molly Gordon, known for her roles in the FX hit series The Bear and the film Theater Camp, has signed on to direct, produce, and star in the A24 comedy feature Peaked. According to the official logline, the film follows “the two girls who traumatized you in high school as they try to relive their glory days at their 10-year reunion.” Gordon is co-writing the screenplay with her friend Allie Levitan, who was recently hired as a writer on Saturday Night Live.A24 will finance and produce Peaked, which is scheduled to shoot this year. David Hinojosa and Zach Nutman of 2AM will produce alongside Gordon and A24. Levitan will executive produce. Topic Studios, who previously collaborated with Gordon on Theater Camp, will co-finance the film.Gordon and Levitan are also collaborating on the Searchlight Pictures film Small Parts, with Gordon attached to direct and co-write with Levitan. That movie, described as a new take on the 1987 Shelly Long and Bette Midler blockbuster comedy Outrageous Fortune, started production in May 2024, though the release timeline for Small Parts is unclear.Gordon co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in the Sundance mockumentary Theater Camp with her friends Noah Galvin, Ben Platt and Nick Leiberman. Her other credits include Booksmart, Shiva Baby, You People and the upcoming comedy Oh, Hi!.Stay tuned for updates on this project.via: Variety
Molly Gordon, known for her roles in the FX hit series The Bear and the film Theater Camp, has signed on to direct, produce, and star in the A24 comedy feature Peaked.
According to the official logline, the film follows “the two girls who traumatized you in high school as they try to relive their glory days at their 10-year reunion.” Gordon is co-writing the screenplay with her friend Allie Levitan, who was recently hired as a writer on Saturday Night Live.
A24 will finance and produce Peaked, which is scheduled to shoot this year. David Hinojosa and Zach Nutman of 2AM will produce alongside Gordon and A24. Levitan will executive produce. Topic Studios, who previously collaborated with Gordon on Theater Camp, will co-finance the film.
Gordon and Levitan are also collaborating on the Searchlight Pictures film Small Parts, with Gordon attached to direct and co-write with Levitan.
That movie, described as a new take on the 1987 Shelly Long and Bette Midler blockbuster comedy Outrageous Fortune, started production in May 2024, though the release timeline for Small Parts is unclear.
Gordon co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in the Sundance mockumentary Theater Camp with her friends Noah Galvin, Ben Platt and Nick Leiberman. Her other credits include Booksmart, Shiva Baby, You People and the upcoming comedy Oh, Hi!.
Stay tuned for updates on this project.
via: Variety
