Vince Vaughn, Stephen Chbosky Comedy ‘Nonnas’ Lands at Netflix
Netflix has picked up director Stephen Chbosky’s feature comedy Nonnas, which stars Vince Vaughn, Susan Sarandon, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire and Brenda Vaccaro.
The feature portrays a man after the loss of his mother opening up an Italian restaurant with a group of local grandmothers as chefs.
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Chbosky wrote the screenplay for Disney’s live action Beauty and the Beast and the film adaptation of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder, and directed the screen adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen and penned and directed the film adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the acclaimed 2012 teen drama that starred Logan Lerman, Emma Watson and Ezra Miller.
Rounding out the ensemble cast for Nonnas are Linda Cardellini, Drea De Matteo, Joe Manganiello, Michael Rispoli and Campbell Scott. The film is written by Liz Maccie and produced by Gigi Pritzker and Rachel Shane for Madison Wells and Jack Turner for Boat Rocker’s Matador Content. Fifth Season serves as the studio and Madison Wells originated the film and serves as lead producers.
“We are delighted that Nonnas has found a great home at Netflix, where it will be widely seen and enjoyed. The film focuses on family, food and community, and in this turbulent time those are things we can all celebrate,” Pritzker said in a statement.
“Once again Stephen Chbosky has brought magic to the screen in this heartfelt and joyous film. We cannot wait for audiences everywhere to sit down at the table with us and share this fantastic film thanks to our partners at Netflix,” Christopher Slager, head of film at Fifth Season, added in another statement.
The film’s executive producer credits are shared by Scott Budnick, Ameet Shukla, Vaughn, Jay Peterson, Todd Lubin, Amanda Morgan Palmer and Stacy Calabrese.
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