Glasgow photographer Brian Davidson is hoping to snap up the big cash prize on The Traitors.
14.12.2023 - 19:35 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Just before the holiday break, Universal Pictures has found an exciting package under its tree. Sources tell Deadline that the studio has landed rights to the Christmas comedy Naughty, which has Olivia Wilde directing and LuckyChap producing. The package is based on a spec by Cocaine Bear scribe Jimmy Warden, and the auction saw several studios in the mix with Universal ultimately delivering the winning bid.
Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara are producing through their LuckyChap production company along with Wilde and Warden.
Described as Bridesmaids in the North Pole, the film follows Mallory, whose only hope of securing custody of her son from her gaslighting trash-bag ex is to find Santa Claus and convince him to testify in her divorce hearing.
Between LuckyChap’s recent success with the year’s biggest film in Barbie and Wilde being one of the more sought after female directors, Universal was aggressive to land the package.
Wilde most recently directed, starred in and produced Don’t Worry Darling, which opened at No. 1 at the U.S. box office in September 2022, going on to earn nearly $90 million worldwide. Her debut film, the acclaimed Booksmart, earned praise when it bowed and continues to be considered one of the better comedies of the decade.
Upcoming, she is attached to direct and executive produce a limited series adaptation of Jennifer Egan’s bestselling novels A Visit from the Goon Squad and its sequel The Candy House for A24. Wilde is represented by CAA and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.
LuckyChap has been on a roll of late, not only producing Barbie but also Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn, another contender this award season. Barbie has earned more then $1.44 billion at the worldwide
Glasgow photographer Brian Davidson is hoping to snap up the big cash prize on The Traitors.
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