Comedian and actress Amy Schumer is working on her next film, the comedy feature Best Divorce Ever. The movie comes from writer-director Sean Mullin (Bob Trevino Likes It, Amira & Sam), with Concourse Media launching worldwide sales in Toronto next month.
Best Divorce Ever follows Clarissa (Schumer) and Franklin, who after 20 years together decide they’re done with marriage – but not with each other. Determined to pull off the world’s most amicable divorce, they throw an ‘Untying the Knot’ party and eagerly embrace their newly single lives.
But when disastrous dates, suspicious children and spectacularly misguided attempts at ‘conscious uncoupling’ throw their perfect plan into chaos, Clarissa and Franklin discover that getting divorced is the easy part. Figuring out how to stay a happy family is where things get complicated.
Matthew Shreder, CEO of Concourse Media, said of the project:
“Amy is one of the few people who can take something as painful as divorce and make it brutally honest and incredibly funny. Sean has written a smart, funny script with a ton of heart and gives Amy a great playground to do what she does best.
“It feels like exactly the kind of commercial comedy audiences are ready for, and we’re thrilled to be part of it. Divorce has a branding problem,” said Mullin, whose script was inspired by his owned amicable divorce. “I think we need to change the narrative that the only successful way to end a marriage is for one person to die.”
Schumer went through her own divorce last year after seven years of marriage, and if anyone can see the humor through painful life events, it’s a comedian. I enjoy her movies and stand-up, so I look forward to seeing this movie. Stay tuned for updates as Best Divorce Ever moves into production.
via: Variety
