Chelsea Peretti Makes Film Directorial Debut with ‘First Time Female Director’ for Fox’s MarVista & Paper Kite

Special: 2x WGA Award Nominees and brooklyn nine nine The cast has completed their first movie, director for the first time Vada learned.

Chelsea Perrett starred, wrote, and produced the Paper Kite Productions movie MarVista, set for Fox Entertainment and Amy Poehler in a local movie theater in Glendale, California, where a new female director (Perrett) is trying to replace her male predecessor. Your rural southern drama is at stake.

Peretti also plays Blake Anderson (woke up, workaholics), Kate Berlanti (Does laughing kill you? A league of its own), Jack Knight (under bust, big mouth), Emmy Award Winner Megan Mullally (will and grace, downstairs party), Benedict Skinner (how are strange people) and Megan Stalter (tricks, heart gust).

There’s also an appearance by Max Greenfield (new girl, neighborhood), Brad Hall (Saturday night live), Tim Heidecker (east and down), Natasha Leggero (Another era, a mouse in the kitchen.), Emmy-winning pollster (russian toy moxie), Andy Richter (portlandia, brunette, conan) and Khosha Roquemore (Atlanta, Space Jam: A New Legacy), the films tell a few surprises.

director for the first time This marks the first game from MarVista and FOX Entertainment to feature scenes shot at their studio in Los Angeles, where the film’s production offices are located. In addition to Perrette, producers include Poehler, Keith Arend and Jordan Griff and Deanna Barillar for Paper Kitty.Monday, long weekend). Angie Day, Annie Kevork, Hannah Pillemer and Fernando Savy are executive producers for MarVista. WME Independent will handle the sale of the film.

Perrett tells Deadline, “This is the project of my life: an opportunity to voice a truly brilliant ensemble of comedy actors.” “As a producer and actress, I’m so excited to have such a productive, lovable and edgy comedy collaborator like Amy Poehler. And I’m grateful to my champions at MarVista who moved it from script to screen. It was our dream to make a funny comedy movie and we can’t wait to share our achievements with the audience as soon as possible! I also love my lawyer very much. she is perfect”

“Paper Kit is excited to support the ridiculous Chelsea Perrett and her utterly unique and ridiculous film. We also love working with MarVista and are grateful for helping make all this happen,” adds Poehler.

“Recruiting female directors for the first time has been a major focus of my career,” said Hannah Pillemer, Creative Vice President of MarVista Entertainment. “The opportunity to support a once-in-a-lifetime comedian like Chelsea, we are honored to have chosen MarVista to embark on this journey with her. Our entire team is excited to partner with Paper Kite and look forward to the world seeing this unique and entertaining film!”

Perrett is a television actress, comedian, producer, and writer who plays Gina Lynette in the FOX/NBC sitcom. brooklyn Nine-Nine, won two Primetime Emmys. He was most recently featured in the second episode of the Amazon Prime Video comedy special. I traveled every year. Received two WGA Award nomination nominations Parks and Recreation and took the common name SAG Brooklyn nine-nine. Perrett’s writing credits also include: Portland, Sarah Silverman Program Y kroll showuntil Saturday night live. It can be heard in successful animation projects. Big Mouth, The Simpsons Y sing 2 songs. Perrett’s one-hour stand-up show on stage, one of the wondersPremiering on Netflix in 2014 and a half-hour special, The central gifts of comedy.Published in 2011. Most recently, Peretti hosted Variety’s Power of Women celebrations in 2021 and the Writers Guild Awards in 2019.

The soundtrack is by KoOoLkOjAk, a longtime Perrette collaborator who has created and produced hit songs for Doja Cat, Sean Paul, Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida, Ke$ha and DMX, as well as writing original songs for ticket office hits. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Lorax, Boss Baby, The Book of Life Y lego movie franchise.

Chelsea is represented by CAA, Range Media Partners and Melissa Fox and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox.