EXCLUSIVE: Jonah Feingold (Dating & New York), Melissa DuPrey (How to Die Alone), and Paulina Singer (Gotham) have wrapped on You Can Do Better, a romantic comedy marking the feature debut of writer-director Diego Lanao, in which Lanao also stars.
The indie tells the story of two lifelong friends who start a dating show in NYC. The situation becomes complicated when their success accelerates faster than anyone could have imagined. The project explores the tension between love and loneliness, questioning whether one escapes solitude by helping others find meaningful relationships.
Pic is produced by YCBD Film and John Iadarola, Miranda Montenegro, and Francesca Escarraga, in association with Digital Bodega, alongside executive producer Iasmel Vasquez.
Known for roles in films like At Midnight, EXmas, and Dating & New York, Feingold is also a filmmaker who directed David Spade and Theo Von in the upcoming comedy Busboys, penned by the stand-up duo. He is repped by UTA, Untitled Entertainment, and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
Previously appearing on shows like How to Die Alone, Grey’s Anatomy, and Empire, DuPrey is repped by Gray Talent Group and Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment.
Credits for Singer include Everybody Still Hates Chris, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, NOS4A2, and Gotham, to name just a few. She is repped by CESD Talent Agency and MKSD Talent Management.
A finalist of the 2022 Latinx List, showcasing top works by up-and-coming Latinx screenwriters, on which we were first to report, Lanao is represented by Think Tank Management & Production.
