Screenwriter

Adele Lim Adele Lim is a Malaysian American film and television producer and screenwriter. She is best known as a screenwriter for the 2018 movie ''Crazy Rich Asians (film), Crazy Rich Asians''. She has given support to young writers as mentor and speaker f ...

is set to make her

feature directorial debut This is a list of film directorial debuts in chronological order. The films and dates referred to are a director's first commercial cinematic release. Many film makers have directed works which were not commercially released, for example early work ...

on an untitled American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

for

Lionsgate Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered ...

and

Point Grey Pictures Point Grey (PGP) is an American independent film and television production company founded in 2011 by Canadian comedians and filmmakers, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. History Founded by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg in February 12, 2011, the com ...

, which is scheduled for release on June 23, 2023.

Premise

The film follows the journey of four Asian-American women traveling through Asia in search of one of their birth mothers.

Cast

Ashley Park Ashley Park is a private residential neighbourhood at Walton-on-Thames in Surrey. Its central feature was a grandiose English country house, at times enjoying associated medieval manorial rights, which stood on the site, with alterations, betw ...

Sherry Cola Sherry Cola is an American comedian and actress. She played Alice Kwan in Freeform's '' Good Trouble''. Early life Cola was born in Shanghai, China and later moved to Temple City, California. Her parents ran a restaurant in San Gabriel, Califo ...

Stephanie Hsu Stephanie Ann Hsu (born November 25, 1990) is an American actress. She originated the theatrical roles of Christine Canigula in ''Be More Chill'' and Karen the Computer in ''The SpongeBob Musical'', performing in the Broadway runs of both. On sc ...

* Sabrina Wu *

Desmond Chiam Desmond Chiam is an Australian actor best known for his role as Wyatt Cole on '' Reef Break,'' General Riga on ''The Shannara Chronicles'' and Dovich on ''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.'' Early life and education Chiam was born to parents ...

as Clarence *

Alexander Hodge Alexander Hodge is an Australian actor. He is best known for portraying Andrew on the HBO series '' Insecure''. Hodge has acted on ''Black Lightning'', '' Resort to Love'', and '' Joy Ride''. Early life and education Hodge was born and raised in ...

as Todd *

Chris Pang Christopher Pang (born 29 December 1984) is an Australian actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Colin Khoo in ''Crazy Rich Asians'' (2018) and Lee Takkam in '' Tomorrow, When the War Began'' (2010). Early life Pang was born in ...

David Denman David Denman (born July 25, 1973) is an American actor. He made his film debut in '' The Replacements''. His other feature credits include ''Big Fish'', '' Fair Game'', ''The Nines'', '' Shutter'', ''Smart People'', '' Fanboys'', '' Let Go'', '' ...

as Joe Sullivan *

Annie Mumolo Anne Marie Mumolo (born July 10, 1973) is an American actress, screenwriter, comedian, and producer, best known for co-writing the 2011 film ''Bridesmaids'' with Kristen Wiig, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Bes ...

as Mary Sullivan

Production

On August 9, 2018, it was announced that

Seth Rogen Seth Aaron Rogen (; born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian and filmmaker. Originally a stand-up comedian in Vancouver, he moved to Los Angeles for a part in Judd Apatow's series ''Freaks and Geeks'', and then got a part on ...

and

Evan Goldberg Evan D. Goldberg (born September 15, 1982) is a Canadian-American filmmaker and comedian. He has collaborated with his childhood friend Seth Rogen on the films '' Superbad'', ''Pineapple Express'', ''This Is the End'', ''The Interview'', and ''Go ...

were in negotiations to partner with

through their production company

in a

first-look deal A first-look deal is any contract containing a clause granting, usually for a fee or other consideration that covers a specified period of time, a pre-emption right, right of first refusal, or right of first offer (also called a right of first neg ...

to develop film and television projects. On July 9, 2021, it was announced that screenwriter

would make her

on an untitled R-rated comedy film from that deal, with

joining the cast. The film was written by

Cherry Chevapravatdumrong Cherry T. Chevapravatdumrong (; born 1977), also known as Cherry Cheva, is an American author, screenwriter, comedian, and producer. She serves as an executive producer of ''Family Guy'' and a co-executive producer of ''The Orville'' and ''Resi ...

and

Teresa Hsiao Teresa Hsiao (born May 26, 1985) is an American television writer and producer best known for her work on the animated series ''Family Guy'' and ''American Dad!'' and for co-creating the sitcom ''Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens''. Background Hsi ...

, based on a story they developed with Lim. Chevapravatdumrong, Hsiao, and Lim also produce alongside Rogen, Goldberg, James Weaver, and Josh Fagen. In a statement, Lim said, "This journey began with me, Cherry, and Teresa wanting to tell a story with characters who look like us, about women who are messy and thirsty, but have so much heart. Point Grey and Lionsgate have been incredible allies and partners from day one, and I am thrilled to be making my directing debut with them on a story that's so special to me." In August 2021, Sherry Cola and

were added to the cast. In September, it was reported that Sabrina Wu would star as the fourth and final lead in the film. Filming began by October, with

, and

joining the cast. On October 7, a lewd playground serving as a set for the film was spotted in

Maple Ridge, British Columbia Maple Ridge is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the northeastern section of Greater Vancouver between the Fraser River and the Golden Ears, which is a group of mountain summits which are the southernmost of the Garibaldi ...

Release

The film is scheduled for release on June 23, 2023, by

Lionsgate Films Lionsgate Films (formerly known as Cinépix Film Properties) is an American film production and film distribution studio, headquartered in Santa Monica and founded in Canada, and is the flagship division of Lionsgate Entertainment. It is the larg ...

References

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