Earlier this month we saw one-time comedian and Comedy Central star Jordan Peele continue on his journey to becoming one of the undisputed modern masters of horror with his doppelganger flickUs. And today we have word that fellow Comedy Central alumni andBroad Cityactress/creator Ilana Glazer may be looking to follow in Peele’s footsteps with her upcoming horror movieFalse Positive. Glazer co-wrote the psychological horror film and will also produce for A24, and she will be joined in the cast by Justin Theroux and Pierce Brosnan as filming begins on Monday.
Exact plot details are being kept under wraps.
For those who might not know,Ilana Glazeris most well known for creating the hit seriesBroad City. But the comedian, actress, writer has also starred in Lucia Aniello’sRough Nightco-starring Scarlett Johansson, Jillian Bell, Zoë Kravitz, and Kate McKinnon; and Jonathan Levine’s Christmas comedyThe Night Beforestarring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, and Anthony Mackie. Glazer has also provided voice-work as the character Penny Carson on Netflix’s animated comedy seriesBoJack Horseman.
Meanwhile, herFalse Positiveco-starJustin Therouxis perhaps best known for his role as Kevin Garvey on HBO’sThe Leftovers. But he is also well known for roles in comedies such asWanderlust,Your Highness,Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle,Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, andThe Spy Who Dumped Me. Theroux, however, isn’t just a comedy guy as he has also secured roles in non-comedy movies such asStar Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi,The Girl on the Train,Miami Vice,American Psycho,Mulholland Dr., andMute. He most recently co-starred as Dr. James K. Mantleray in Cary Joji Fukunaga’s trippy Netflix seriesManiacstarring Jonah Hill and Emma Stone. Theroux is also an accomplished screenwriter in his own right having penned the scripts for such hit films as Jon Favreau’sIron Man 2starring Robert Downey Jr. and Mickey Rourke, Adam Shankman’sRock of Ages, and Ben Stiller’sZoolander 2andTropic Thunder.
And let’s not forget good oldPierce Brosnan, who is, of course, best known for playing secret agent James Bond inGoldenEye,Tomorrow Never Dies,The World Is Not Enough, andDie Another Day. Along with Glazer, Theroux, and Brosnan, the film co-stars Zainab Jah (Buried Deep), Gretchen Mol (Manchester by the Sea), Sophia Bush (John Tucker Must Die), and Josh Hamilton (Eighth Grade).
John Lee is directing the movie, which makes sense considering he has a solid career helming six episodes of Glazer’sBroad Cityco-starring Abbi Jacobson on top of helming episodes of other hits shows such asNeon Joe, Werewolf Hunter,Inside Amy Schumer,Wonder Showzen, andJon Benjamin Has a Van. As far as feature films, Lee only has one under his belt, Netflix’sPee-wee’s Big Holidayfeaturing Paul Reubens' return to his classic character Pee-wee Herman following Tim Burton’sPee-Wee’s Big Adventureand Randal Kleiser’s 1988 sequelBig Top Pee-wee. Lee co-wrote this psychological horror film with Glazer and will also produce with Glazer and Jonathan Wang (The Death of Dick Long,Swiss Army Man). This story comes to us viaThe Hollywood Reporter.
