EXCLUSIVE: Ora Duplass (Oh, Christmas Tree) and Chosen Jacobs (It) will lead Their City, a YA romantic two-hander from director Katie Aselton (Mack & Rita) and Duplass Brothers Productions.
The undertaking is a household affair, as Aselton is Duplass’ mom and is working from a script by husband Mark Duplass. Shot in Bangor, Maine, the movie facilities on youngsters Abby (Duplass) and Matt (Jacobs). When Abby’s boyfriend unexpectedly drops out of the highschool play, she is pressured to assist outlier Matt step into the position reverse her. Over the course of an extended night time wandering their small city, the 2 look at their futures and unearth surprises from their previous.
Supporting forged contains Daveed Diggs (Hamilton), Jeffrey Self (Search Celebration), Kim Shaw (YOU!), Leonardo Nam (Westworld), and William Atticus Parker (Atrabilious). Producers included Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Mel Eslyn, and Shuli Harel for Duplass Brothers Productions, in addition to Aselton and Mary Budd. Casting was by Amey René, who lately labored with Duplass Brothers Productions on their indie TV collection Penelope, for which lead Megan Stott was simply nominated for an Unbiased Spirit Award.
For actor-filmmaker Aselton, the undertaking marks the directorial follow-up to Magic Hour, a drama during which she stars reverse Diggs, which is at the moment in put up. Previous to that directing the 2022 comedy Mack & Rita, starring Diane Keaton, she’s additionally chargeable for the movies Black Rock and The Freebie. Rising out of the indie scene of the early 2000s, her current credit as an actor embody Bombshell, She Dies Tomorrow, The Morning Present, and Outdated Dads.
Their City marks the primary characteristic efficiency of newcomer Ora Duplass, who gained optimistic essential notices for her first onscreen position within the Tribeca brief Oh, Christmas Tree, additionally directed by Aselton.
Greatest identified for roles in New Line’s It movies and TV collection Hawaii 5-0, Jacobs has a number one position in Disney’s Emmy-winning Sneakerella and may also be seen in Netflix’s Purple Hearts.
It’s been a busy fall for indie stalwarts the Duplass Brothers, with Mark’s brother Jay lately getting again behind the digicam on See You After I See You, a comedic household drama based mostly on Adam Cayton-Holland’s acclaimed memoir Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-Comedian Memoir, which stars Cooper Raiff, David Duchovny, Hope Davis, and extra. In September, Duplass Brothers Productions unveiled its coming-of-age collection Penelope on Netflix, following its premiere at Sundance at prime of 12 months. Lately bringing its acclaimed HBO dramedy Anyone Someplace to an finish after three seasons, the corporate’s different current credit embody The Creep Tapes, starring Mark Duplass, for Shudder; American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders for Netflix; and Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal for Hulu. Amongst its upcoming initiatives is the Lily Gladstone drama Jazzy, which premiered at this 12 months’s Tribeca Pageant.
Aselton is repped by Untitled Leisure and CAA; Ora Duplass by Gersh and Untitled Leisure; Jacobs by Vault Leisure; Diggs by CAA, Brookside Artist Administration, and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole; Self by Nameless Content material and Schreck Rose Dapello; Shaw by Gartner Group Leisure; Nam by Paradigm, Extra/Medavoy Administration, and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman; Parker by CAA and Untitled Leisure; and Mark Duplass by CAA.
