Earlier this year, we told you about the comedy film titled ‘Shelly‘ starring Awkwafina and Karen Gillan.
The action-comedy script was written by Liz Storm and Michael Doneger. It was described as Mean Girls meets Barry.
The story takes place a decade after an embarrassing prom prank ran Shelly Wheeler (Awkwafina) out of town and so hardened her heart that she became an ice-cold hit-woman. Revenge threatens to be sweet when she learns her next target is her former high school tormentor, Dianna Park (Gillan). But when Dianna unexpectedly befriends Shelly, the assassin finds herself in with the cool crowd, protecting her old nemesis against another hit crew hired to kill them both.
Sounds pretty entertaining, right? Especially knowing that Awkwafina and Gillan will be the leads.
When we wrote about it, the script was still looking for a home. Now, just a few months later, it has found one.
Amazon Studios has acquired the flick. Jude Weng is set to direct. She’s mainly worked in television, directing episodes of The Good Place, Fresh Off the Boat, Black-ish and Young Sheldon.
No word on a potential release, but we’ll keep you posted.
