STXfilms has nabbed the female-driven comedyQueenpins, which is inspired by the true story of the largest counterfeit coupon scam in U.S. history.
The film reunites the studio with itsBad MomsstarKristen Bell, who plays a suburban housewife who decides to take back control of her life by starting an illegal coupon club that ends up scamming millions of dollars from big food companies while delivering deals to millions of fellow coupon clippers.
Queenpinsmarks a reunion on at least one other front, as it’ll co-starKirby Howell-Baptiste, who has worked with Bell onThe Good PlaceandVeronica Mars.Leslie Joneswas previously attached to the part. The comedy will also featureVince VaughnandPaul Walter Hauser, who was excellent in bothI, TonyaandRichard Jewell.
The Way We Get ByfilmmakersAron GaudetandGita Pullapillywill direct from their own screenplay, and the film is a co-production between AGC Studios, Marquee Entertainment and Red Hour Films. AGC’sLinda McDonoughwill produce alongside Red Hour’sNicky Weinstock, while AGC’sStuart FordandMiguel A. Palos Jr.will executive produce alongsideBen StillerandBreean Solbergof Red Hour.
Queenpinswas developed by McDonough under her Marquee Entertainment banner prior to joining AGC earlier this year. The film will be distributed in the U.S., UK, and Ireland by STX, and the studio will handle international distribution through its network of global partners.
“We love everything about this comedy, especially reuniting with our friend Kristen Bell, who is paired perfectly with Kirby Howell-Baptiste. We know they’ve got great chemistry, and Kirby has shown she is a master of this kind of comedy inWhy Women Kill," said STX’sAdam Fogelson. “Audiences love this kind of entertainment – it’s a subversive suburban comedy for moms that dads will enjoy too. We’re thrilled to be working with Aron and Gita as we tell this fun story.”
“Aron and Gita have pulled together a phenomenal cast andQueenpinsis shaping up to be exactly the kind of broad multi-generational, multi-cultural comedy caper that STX have enjoyed great success with in the past," added Ford, likely referring to last year’s hitHustlers.
Howell-Baptiste starred in the first season ofKilling Eveas well as the first season of the CBS All Access seriesWhy Women Kill, and she also recurred on HBO’sBarryandJudd Apatow’s Netflix seriesLove. She’ll soon be seen alongsideEmma Stonein Disney’sCruella, and you canclick hereto read more about that project.
