EXCLUSIVE: Danny DeVito, Lucy DeVito and Jake DeVito’s film and production company Jersey Films 2nd Avenue is rolling the cameras on the thriller comedy feature Drag, which stars two-time Primetime Emmy nominee Lizzy Caplan (Fleishman is in Trouble, Zero Day), Lucy DeVito (A Sudden Case of Christmas, Little Demon), John Stamos (Big Shot, Scream Queens) and Christine Ko (Dave, The Handmaid’s Tale).
Raviv Ullman and Greg Yagolnitzer are writing and directing in what reps the pair’s feature film directorial debuts. Danny DeVito, Lucy DeVito and Jake DeVito are producing.
In Drag, a routine robbery at a rural house turns into a nightmare for two amateur burglars when one of them throws their back out. Things spiral out of control as they try to make it out before the homeowner returns.
“As soon as we read Raviv and Greg’s script, we knew we wanted to make this film,” said the DeVitos. “It’s a physical comedy in the classic sense, as the story comes from the performances and the action of the film, but keeps you guessing from the title to the end.”
Additional crew includes DP Ben Goodman, editor Malinda Zehner Guerra, production designer Neil Patel and costume designer Angel Peart.
Produced through Jersey Films 2nd Avenue’s independent financing, Drag is the DeVito company’s first film following the animated series Little Demon on FXX and the sports docuseries Game 7 on Amazon.
Danny DeVito is represented by CAA. Lucy DeVito is represented by Lisa Gallant at Gallant Management and TalentWorks. Caplan is represented by WME, Rise Management and Jackoway Austen. Stamos is represented by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Ko is represented by WME, Rise Management and HJTH. Ullman is represented by Chris Bellant at Vision Entertainment, CESD and legal at Nelson Davis. Yagolnitzer is represented by Lisa Mierke at Mosaic, UTA, and Cohen Gardner lega.
