Ashley Padilla, one of the true rising stars Saturday Night Live In the past few years, he has joined Emma Stone and Chris Pine in huntingA romantic comedy film from Universal Pictures.
Dave McCarey, who served as director of the part SNL Set in the 2000s, she is married to Stone and directs the film, which begins shooting in July in New York.
While many plot details are being kept in the catcher’s glove, sources say it’s being described as a romantic comedy Paul Durham meet Notting Hill With Stone playing the most hated woman in baseball.
Padilla will play Stone’s sister.
Gene Statsky and Travis Helwig wrote the latest draft of the screenplay. Patrick Kang and Michael Levine wrote the original text for the spec.
Universal has set a release date for the picture of May 21, 2027.
The project has a bevy of producers. Stone, McCary and Ali Herting are producing the comedy with Fruit Tree and their first deal with Universal.
It also produces Shawn Levy and Dan Levine through 21 rolls, which is a record success for Back rooms. Michael H. Weber (500 days of summer) as produced.
Padilla, who was previously Diane Keaton’s assistant and a member of the Los Angeles comedy group The Groundlings, has joined SNL in 2024, which was the 50th showy season. She quickly became a distinguished player, as her work earned her… New York Times An April article explains her “masterful deployment of the pregnant pose” and describes her “nuance and subtlety in acting.” He catches It will be her major studio debut.
Padilla is repped by UTA, OPE Partners and Hansen Jacobson.
Senior Executive Vice President of Production Development Eric Byers and Director of Production Development Jacqueline Jarrell are overseeing the studio project.
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