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Lea Thompson (“Again to the Future”), Kevin Pollak (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Leanne Melissa Bishop (“The Weight of Perfection”) and Aaron Ashmore (“Ginny & Georgia”) will star in Penguin Footage and Farpoint Movies’ characteristic movie “What If.”
To be directed by Lindsay MacKay (“The Swearing Jar,” “Moist Bum”), the household drama made its market debut on the Toronto Movie Pageant.
“What If” follows Marley, a girl in her forties who discovers she was a part of a hospital delivery mix-up. The revelation sends her on a journey to redefine household, accompanied by an previous highschool pal dealing with his personal truths.
Written by Bishop, the movie is produced by Michael P. Mason (“The Weight of Perfection”), Bishop and Kyle Bornais (“The Swearing Jar”) of Farpoint Movies. Peter Wetherell serves as government producer.
The movie’s inventive staff consists of Toronto veterans. MacKay’s debut “Moist Bum” premiered on the pageant in 2014, whereas her sophomore characteristic “The Swearing Jar” screened on the 2022 pageant. Mason, a Canadian Movie Heart graduate, has labored on movies which have been proven at Toronto and different main festivals.
“What If” is at present within the pre-production section with plans to begin filming later this yr.
“We’re past excited in regards to the proficient solid we have assembled. ‘What If’ is stuffed with advanced, layered characters, and this solid’s mixed expertise and expertise are an ideal match to breathe life into this heartfelt story,” stated Mason. “Nowadays audiences are craving for authenticity of their content material, there’s an actual want globally for movies that inform these sorts of common human tales. Lindsay has such an excellent intuition with character, we will not wait to see how she works with this unbelievable solid to deliver the script to life.”
Bishop added: “I’m thrilled to be working with such an distinctive solid on this movie that’s so close to and expensive to me. Every expertise brings their very own distinctive voice, which can enable all of those characters to return to life. For me, household is essential, and household means various things to many individuals. Typically in life, we discover ourselves trying to find a way of belonging, eager to be accepted. I hope this movie helps individuals to grasp, settle for, and love themselves, for precisely who they’re. I am excited to see the magic everybody brings to the large display.”
Lea Thompson, Kevin Pollak, Aaron Ashmore to Lead Forged of ‘What If’
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