Quiver Acquires Snoop Dogg-Produced Buddy Comedy ‘Bromates’ Starring Lil Rel Howery & Josh Brener – First Look
18.08.2022 - 19:09
/ deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Quiver Distribution has acquired worldwide rights to the buddy comedy Bromates, starring Lil Rel Howery (Get Out) and Josh Brener (Silicon Valley), slating it for release on more than 100 U.S. screens and on VOD on October 7th. (Check out the first still from the pic below.)
The film from director Court Crandall (Old School) follows best friends — though polar opposites —Jonesie (Howery) and Sid (Brener), who both break up with their girlfriends at the same time and decide to move in with each other. Things then move quickly from heartbreak, to hilarity, to life and death. Pic also boasts an underlying social message, promoting solar energy usage and responsible environmental stewardship.
A Darius Films, Grambo Productions and Snoopadelic Films Inc. production, Bromates also stars Brendan Scannell (Heathers), Asif Ali (WandaVision), Jessica Lowe (Blended), Flula Borg (Pitch Perfect), Ken Davitian (Borat), Taryn Manning (Orange Is the New Black), Marla Gibbs (The Jeffersons), Rob Riggle (The Hangover) and Snoop Dogg (Baby Boy). Crandall directed from his script written with Chris Kemper, who serves as CEO of Palmetto Solar. Nicholas Tabarrok served as producer, with Kemper and Snoop Dogg exec producing.
“Based loosely on a true story, we tried to create a comedy that delivered the big laughs of our favorite timeless movies,” said Crandall, “while providing a new spin in terms of the makeup of the cast and underlying focus on clean energy.”
“I really believe that the humor and relatability through the story can bring awareness to clean energy and climate change at the same time,” said Kemper. “Subtly, through creative projects like Bromates, we are bringing attention to the topic outside the news cycle as an