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EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios’ Cameron Diaz starring, and Stephen Merchant starring and directed untitled romanticist drama has added Emmy victor Judith Light to nan cast.
Light joins antecedently announced Jake Lacy, Josh Segarra, Sherry Cola, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Fabrizio Guido, Lisa Gilroy, and Dustin Ybarra.
The Merchant and John Butler written characteristic follows a workaholic Brit employed astatine an upscale New York edifice (Merchant) who needs a woman for appearances. He strikes a woody pinch a struggling stand-up comic (Diaz) who is hopeless for wellness insurance. Their clone matrimony starts arsenic a transaction – but ends successful a hilariously unexpected romance.
Pic’s producers are Lee Eisenberg, Merchant, and Point Grey Pictures’ Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, and Josh Fagen. Natalie Sandy will executive produce.
Light’s caller projects see Peter Hedge’s film The Same Storm; Julia for HBO Max; Starz’ Shining Vale; and Searchlight’s The Menu. Additional movie credits include The Young Wife and Down Low for FilmNation; Out of My Mind for Disney+; tick, tick…Boom! for Netflix; and Ms. White Light. Series credits see nan 2nd play of American Horror Stories; Before for Apple TV+; All’s Fair for Hulu; Impeachment: American Crime Story, Poker Face for Peacock, for which she won nan Guest Actress successful a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy; and Transparent for Prime Video, for which Light received a Golden Globe information and aggregate Emmy and Critics’ Choice nominations. The character is represented by Gersh and Brillstein.
