{"id":11402,"date":"2024-06-03T08:44:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T08:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worlddailyinfo.com\/jason-schwartzman-eva-longoria-danielle-brooks-join-michelle-pfeiffer-in-amazon-mgm-holiday-comedy-oh-what-fun-exclusive\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T08:44:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T08:44:05","slug":"jason-schwartzman-eva-longoria-danielle-brooks-join-michelle-pfeiffer-in-amazon-mgm-holiday-comedy-oh-what-fun-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worlddailyinfo.com\/jason-schwartzman-eva-longoria-danielle-brooks-join-michelle-pfeiffer-in-amazon-mgm-holiday-comedy-oh-what-fun-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Schwartzman, Eva Longoria, Danielle Brooks Join Michelle Pfeiffer in Amazon MGM Holiday Comedy \u2018Oh. What. Fun.\u2019 (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Devery Jacobs and Maude Apatow are also among those now on the call sheet. <\/p>\n
Devery Jacobs and Maude Apatow are also among those now on the call sheet. <\/p>\n
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\n\tAmazon MGM Studios has rounded out the cast of Oh. What. Fun.<\/em>, its all-star holiday comedy being directed by Michael Showalter, who is coming off the record-breaking success of the streamer\u2019s romantic drama\u00a0The Idea of You.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\tJason Schwartzman, Eva Longoria, Joan Chen, Devery Jacobs, Havana Rose Liu and Maude Apatow have been added to the call sheet while Danielle Brooks has signed on for a cameo in the feature, which is currently shooting in Atlanta.<\/p>\n
\n\tMichelle Pfeiffer is leading the ensemble that already include Felicity Jones, Chlo\u00eb Grace Moretz, Denis Leary and The Holdovers<\/em> breakout Dominic Sessa.<\/p>\n
\n\tDescribed as both a love letter to moms and tonally a cross between\u00a0Home for the Holidays\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Planes, Trains and Automobiles<\/em>, the story centers on a woman named Claire\u00a0Clauster\u00a0(Pfeiffer) who organizes a special Christmas outing, but her family forgets her in the shuffle. By the time they realize their mistake, she\u2019s gone missing and their Christmas is in jeopardy. Luckily, nothing will stop Claire from giving her family the holiday they deserve.<\/p>\n
\n\tPfeiffer is playing Claire with Leary her husband. Jones, Moretz and Sessa are said to be playing the woman\u2019s grown children.<\/p>\n
\n\tDetails for the roles of the new crop of actors were not revealed.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe script is based on Chandler Baker\u2019s short story, published by Amazon Original Stories. Showalter and Baker wrote the script for the feature. Showalter is also producing the film via Semi-Formal Productions alongside\u00a0Jordana Mollick, Tribeca\u2019s Berry Welsh and Jane Rosenthal and Kate Churchill. <\/p>\n
\n\tThe moviemaker\u2019s Idea of You<\/em> attracted nearly 50 million worldwide viewers in its first two weeks on Prime Video, becoming Amazon MGM Studios\u2019 No. 1 romantic-comedy debut of all time.<\/p>\n
\n\tOh. What. Fun.<\/em> doesn\u2019t have a release date will be available to stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\tJoan Chen, Devery Jacobs, Havana Rose Liu<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\tSchwartzman was last seen in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes<\/em> as well as in the recent season of Fargo<\/em>. He is part of the cast of Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s Megalopolis<\/em>, which premiered in Cannes a week ago. He is repped by UTA, Ocean Avenue Entertainment and Sloane Offer.<\/p>\n
\n\tLongoria, who became a star thanks to her starring role in Desperate Housewives<\/em>, made her feature directorial debut with Flamin\u2019 Hot<\/em>. She will next be seen in Land of Women<\/em> for Apple TV+ and in the upcoming fourth season of Only Murders in the Building<\/em> for Hulu. The actress, who is returning to CNN with an original series titled Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain<\/em>, is repped by WME, Linden Entertainment and Yorn Levine.<\/p>\n
\n\tChen is coming off of a turn in Hulu\u2019s murder mystery show Murder at the End of the World<\/em> and is repped by Inphenate and Goodman Genow.<\/p>\n
\n\tJacobs is one of the stars of Hulu\u2019s acclaimed Reservation Dogs<\/em> and was nominated for back-to-back Critics Choice Awards for her work on the show. She appeared on Marvel\u2019s crime series Echo<\/em> earlier this year and voiced the character \u201cKahhori\u201d in Marvel\u2019s animated series What If\u2026?<\/em>. She is repped by CAA, Entertainment 360 and Sloane Offer.<\/p>\n
\n\tLiu was one of the stars of coming-of-age lesbian comedy Bottoms<\/em> and is currently filming John Carney\u2019s feature film Power Ballad<\/em>, opposite Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas. Liu is repped by CAA, Anonymous Content and Schreck Rose.<\/p>\n
\n\tApatow, one of the stars of Euphoria<\/em>, recently made her professional stage debut in the off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors<\/em>. She is repped by UTA, Mosaic and Ziffren Brittenham<\/p>\n
\n\tBrooks starred in the film of the adaptation of the Broadway musical\u00a0The Color Purple<\/em>, reprising her Tony-nominated role of \u2018Sofia\u2019 that she originally played on stage. The film earned her Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA and Critics Choice Award nominations. \u00a0She is repped by CAA, Door 24 and attorney Erik Hyman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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