EXCLUSIVE: The talent list for Prime Video’s Paul Feig-directed action comedy Big Death Lotto came up with the addition of Michael Hitchcock (With you or with me), Becky-Ann Baker (Girl), Sam Asghari (lioness), Leslie David Baker (The office), Murray Hill (life & bed), Adam Ray (young skirt), Taylor Ortega (Welcome to Flatsch) and Holmes (Welcome to Flatsch).
The actors join a cast led by John Cena, Awkwafina and Simu Liu, which, as previously announced, also includes Ayden Mayeri, Seann William Scott, Dolly de Leon and Donald Elise Watkins.
Written by Rob Yescombe (Off the wire), currently in production, is set in a very near future where a Big Lottery has been set up in economically stricken California. The only catch? You must kill the winner before sunset to legally claim their prize. New L.A. transplant Katie (Awkwafina) accidentally finds the winning ticket and must team up with amateur jackpot protector Noel (Cena) to ride off into the sunset to claim her multi-billion dollar prize while battling Noel’s protective rival, Louis Lewis (Liu) confront. . who also wants to get her to claim his rich protection commission against sunset.
The project’s producers include Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum of Roth/Kirschenbaum Films and Laura Fischer and Feig of Feigco Entertainment. Cena, Zack Roth and Yescombe are executive producers of the film, which will be available to stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world.
Recently appeared in the Netflix rom-com With you or with meHitchcock, who spent four weeks in the platform’s Global Top 10, also recently had supporting roles in the Lionsgate comedy. Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar and Disney+ family comedy Magic camp. He has been seen in shows like Netflix The woman in the house opposite the girl in the window and match times Black Mondayamong many others and will soon appear on the film website in Chris Nelson’s comedy Meet with Chace Crawford and Nina Dobrev.
An Emmy nominee known for her six seasons as Hannah’s (Lena Dunham) mother Loreen on HBO’s hit series Girland for another matriarchal role in Paul Feig’s enduringly popular series freaks and geeksBaker was last seen in Peacock’s comedy mystery series The resort of Palm Springs Writer Andy Siara and just finished indie filming All happy families.
Just started working Big Death LottoFeig said of the project Mr. Perfect Asghari also appeared in Showtime’s Emmy-nominated comedy Powderkeg, Feig’s inclusive digital content company Black Monday and Emmy Award-winning HBO Max Capand in the action thriller ejection seat from Lionsgate’s Grindstone Entertainment Group, with Mel Gibson and Kevin Dillon. The actor will soon star in the spy thriller series Paramount+ lioness of yellowstone Universe Architect Taylor Sheridan.
He is best known for his portrayal of Stanley Hudson in all nine seasons of NBC’s ever-popular comedy series The officeMore recently, Baker made a guest appearance on the Apple TV+ Anthology series Roar executive produced by Nicole Kidman, also recently appeared alongside Melissa McCarthy, Elizabeth Banks and Maya Rudolph in STX’s puppet comedy The Happytime Murders. He is also seen in movies like she is having a baby, Elizabeth town And When duty callsand on popular series such as That show from the 1970s, Malcolm in the middle, scrub, Key & Peele And marry me.
Hill is a comedian, broadcaster and actor, also known as Mr. Showbiz, which can be seen on HBO Anyone anywhere and that of Hulu life & bedas well as the latter streamer’s upcoming Neil Patrick Harris series drag me to dinner and other projects.
An actor, writer and comedian who recently wrapped his third season of NBC young skirtRay also recently starred in Hulu’s coveted miniseries Welcome to Chippendales And pam and tommy, in the latter he plays talk show host Jay Leno. Other notable TV credits include Cap, Control your enthusiasm, Delayed development And American vandalism. Ray worked with Feig on his comedy films directed by Melissa McCarthy The heat, spy And ghostbustersand also hosts the popular podcast Because of last nightwhile running the top comedy clubs across the country.
Comedian, actress and writer Ortega is a series regular on Fox’s cartoon series Welcome to FlatschFeig directed, produced and starred in Starz’s sequel party offas well as the HBO Max anthology love life and HBO’s successor. Next, she will helm the indie comedy wine club by directors Eric D. Cohen and Matthew Hirschhorn.
Holmes, a comedian, improviser, actor and writer also stars in Fox’s Welcome to Flatschwhich returned for their second season last fall.
Hitchcock is repped by UTA and Vault Entertainment; Baker of BRS/Gage Talent Agency; Asghari of Momentum Talent and Literary Agency and anonymous content; Baker by innovative artists; Hill of WME; Ray of Gersh and Thruline Entertainment; Ortega by Mosaic, Gersh and Granderson Des Rochers; and Holmes by CAA and Felker Toczek Suddleson.
Source: Deadline
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