After almost a decade in front of the camera, actress and comedianJillian Bellis officially getting behind the camera. TheBrittany Runs a Marathonstar will bemaking her directorial debut with the Hulu comedySummer of 69, according to Deadline. The upcoming project’s cast will be led by none other thanSaturday Night Live’sChloe Fineman, for whom this will mark her seventh role in a feature film.
Summer of 69is set to be produced byAmerican High, a 2017-founded production company that specializes in makingprovocative teen comediesfor a modern audience. This project will be a direct result of American High’s first-look output deal withHulu Originals, a partnership that has already generated popular films such asNatalie Morales’sPlan Band theRowan Blanchard-ledCrush.
Besides Chloe Fineman,Summer of 69’s cast will boast a wide-ranging palette of comedic talent includingIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’sCharlie Day,That ’90s Show’sSam Morales,Saturday Night Live’sAlex Moffat,Nailed It!’sNicole Byer,Girls5eva’sPaula Pell,High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’sMatt Cornett,Plan Bdirector Natalie Morales, and media personalityLiza Koshy. The film’s screenwriting team currently consists ofLiz Nico,Jules Bryne, and director Bell herself. WhileSummer of 69is scheduled to begin production in Syracuse sometime this month, any release date for the movie has yet to be set in stone.
What Will ‘Summer of 69’ Be About?
It seems as thoughSummer of 69will follow in the same outrageously funny vein as so many teen comedies before it. The film will center on a socially awkward high school senior who is determined to attract the attention of her crush before they both graduate. The protagonist’s aspirations take a slight left turn when she hires an exotic dancer to help her with her plans, paving the path for a charming story of self-acceptance,growing up, and unexpected friendship.
WhileSummer of 69will be a first for director Jillian Bell, the longtime actress seems more than ready to take on this challenge — and to use her honed comedic chops to create something exciting and meaningful. “It’s always been my dream to direct,” said Bell in a statement. “And I am thrilled to be telling a story about female friendship with a cast of the most talented and funny humans.”
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