EXCLUSIVE: Bobby Cannavale (Unstoppable) and comedian Fortune Feimster (FUBAR) are the newest additions to the cast of Amazon MGM’s untitled new comedy starring Will Ferrell.
Character details are under wraps. We were first to report on the project, hailing from writer-director Nicholas Stoller, who’s reunited with Farrell following their work on the Amazon MGM wedding comedy You’re Cordially Invited.
In the new film, Zac Efron co-stars as a young convict fresh out of prison who takes a reality TV courtroom hostage, blaming the megalomaniac TV judge (Ferrell) for a past ruling that he feels ruined his life. Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Michael Peña, Jimmy Tatro, Billy Eichner, and Regina Hall will also feature in the ensemble, as previously announced.
Producers on the project include Stoller for his Stoller Global Solutions, as well as Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, and Alex Brown for Gloria Sanchez Productions.
Feimster recently debuted the special Crushing It on Netflix, where she previously went with her Critics Choice-nominated hours Good Fortune and Sweet & Salty. She’s also part of the cast of the streamer’s Arnold Schwarzenegger series FUBAR, which returns for its secons season on June 12, and will soon be heard voicing a role in Disney’s Zootopia 2.
A two-time Emmy winner, Cannavale has most recently been seen starring in Amazon MGM’s inspirational wrestling pic Unstoppable, Ti West’s A24 slasher MaXXXine, and Bill Burr’s Netflix comedy Old Dads. Next up, he’ll be seen starring alongside Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley and Andrew Scott in Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year.
Cannavale is represented by CAA, Framework Entertainment, and Schreck Rose Dapello. Feimster is repped by UTA and Levity Entertainment Group.
