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EXCLUSIVE: Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek) and Theo Rossi (The Penguin) person wrapped lead roles other Jenna Laurenzo (Lez Bomb) successful her sophomore feature, Maid of Dishonor.
Shot successful Los Angeles, Maid of Dishonor is a rom-com pursuing Caroline (Hampshire), who successful moving backmost to nan States aft 2 years overseas pinch her astonishment fiancé, Rick (Rossi), asks her champion friend and ex-girlfriend, Amanda (Laurenzo), to beryllium her Maid of Honor, forcing them to navigate a chaotic and hilarious rollercoaster of emotion and relationship arsenic Amanda tries to triumph backmost nan emotion of her life.
For Laurenzo, nan movie comes connected nan heels of Lez Bomb, exec produced by Bobby Farrelly, which earned nan Jury Award for Best Film astatine Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival.
Laurenzo directed from her ain script, pinch Diana Hull producing done her Hull Five Studio alongside Stephanie Bridger, arsenic good arsenic Mike Karz and Bill Bindley from Gulfstream Pictures. Rossi, Hampshire and Stella Lim are EPs connected nan film, whose formed besides includes Caitlin Reilly (Hacks), Jonica Booth (Rap Sh!t), Adam Shapiro (The Bear), Lindsey Normington (Margo’s Got Money Troubles), Peter S. Kim (A Nice Indian Boy), Michael Strassner (The Baltimorans), Catherine McCafferty (Crush), Nathan Lee Graham (Mid-Century Modern) and Kevin Pollak (Couples Weekend).
“We are truthful thrilled to person wrapped this unthinkable task pinch specified a phenomenal formed and crew,” Laurenzo told Deadline. “This communicative is profoundly individual to me, and I can’t hold for audiences to acquisition it. It’s a ride.”
Best known for starring successful nan breakout Canadian comedy Schitt’s Creek, Hampshire has astir precocious been seen starring other copy Vince Vaughns successful 20th’s Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, which released connected Disney+ and Hulu connected March 27. Upcoming, she’ll beryllium seen successful Marvel’s VisionQuest, premiering connected Disney+ connected Oct. 14. She is repped by Creative Drive Artists, Paradigm, Atlas Artists and Felker McGinnis & Ryan.
Known for his activity successful titles like The Penguin and Emily nan Criminal, Rossi is coming disconnected nan SXSW premiere of The Saviors, a darkly comedic thriller from Kevin Hamedani, wherever he stars other Adam Scott, Danielle Deadwyler and Nazanin Boniadi. He is repped by Paradigm, Entertainment 360, and Schreck Rose Dapello.
Prior to her characteristic debut, Laurenzo created nan short-form series Girl Night Stand, which amassed complete 44 cardinal views connected YouTube and is presently successful improvement arsenic a feature. As an actress, she appears successful Peter Farrelly’s Academy Award-winning Green Book. She is presently successful improvement connected her adjacent characteristic pinch nan producers of Maid of Dishonor and is repped by Innovative Artists, Echo Lake Entertainment and Schreck Rose Dapello.
