Bryan CranstonandAnnette Beningare set to star in the lottery comedyJerry and Marge Go Large, which will be made for Paramount+, the streamer announced Monday.
The film tells the remarkable true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee (Cranston) discovered a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery. With the help of his wife, Marge (Bening), Jerry won $27 million dollars, and the Selbees used the money to revive their small Michigan town.
Oscar winnerDavid Frankel(The Devil Wears Prada) will direct from a script by Emmy nomineeBrad Copeland(Arrested Development) that is based on a Huffington Post article byJason Fagone. Oscar nomineeGil Netter(Life of Pi) will produce alongside Levantine Films andAmy Baerof MRC Film’s Landline Pictures banner, which countsJerry and Marge Go Largeas its first production. Netter developed and packaged the project withTory MetzgerandRenee Wittfrom Levantine Films, which also produced Best Picture nomineeHidden Figures, and production will start next month in Georgia.
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Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Cranston most recently executive produced and starred in Showtime’s drama seriesYour Honor. He also starred in Netflix’sBreaking BadmovieEl Caminoand appeared in Disney’s hybrid movieThe One and Only Ivan. Cranston and Bening make for a fun pairing and I look forward to watching them outsmart “The System” together.
Bening recently starred oppositeAdam DriverinThe Report, and she can currently be seen matching wits withChristoph Waltzin the two-time Oscar winner’s directorial debutGeorgetown. Up next is a role alongsideGal Gadot,Armie HammerandKenneth Branaghin the high-profile mystery movieDeath on the Nile. Bening is also attached to play 64-year-old marathon swimmerDiana Nyadin an upcoming movie from the Oscar-winning filmmakers behindFree Solo.
Landline Pictures is focused on making star-driven movies for the 50+ audience that also have crossover appeal. The company’s inaugural development slate includes theRenee Zellwegergolfing movieThe Back Ninefrom writer-directorMichael Patrick King(Sex and the City);Scenic RoutefromBook ClubdirectorBill Holderman; andThe Best Is Yet To Comefrom directorJon Turteltaub(Last Vegas).Jerry and MargeGo Largeactually sounds like the most promising project on its slate, which may be why it’s the first film out of the gate for MRC’s nascent label – one I believe is poised for long-term success as the streaming wars intensify.
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