EXCLUSIVE: Ora Duplass (Oh, Christmas Tree) and Chosen Jacobs (It) will direct Their Town, a YA romantic two-hander from straightforwardor Katie Aselton (Mack & Rita) and Duplass Brothers Productions.
The project is a family afunprejudiced, as Aselton is Duplass’ mother and is toiling from a script by husband Mark Duplass. Shot in Bangor, Maine, the film cgo ins on teenagers Abby (Duplass) and Matt (Jacobs). When Abby’s boyfrifinish unawaitedly drops out of the high school join, she is forced to help outlier Matt step into the role opposite her. Over the course of a extfinished night wandering their minuscule town, the two spendigate their futures and uproximateth surpelevates from their past.
Supporting cast comprises Daveed Diggs (Hamilton), Jeffrey Self (Search Party), Kim Shaw (YOU!), Leonardo Nam (Westworld), and William Atticus Parker (Atrabilious). Producers comprised Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Mel Eslyn, and Shuli Harel for Duplass Brothers Productions, as well as Aselton and Mary Budd. Casting was by Amey René, who recently toiled with Duplass Brothers Productions on their indie TV series Penelope, for which direct Megan Stott was fair nominated for an Inreliant Spirit Award.
For actor-filmoriginater Aselton, the project tags the straightforwardorial chase-up to Magic Hour, a drama in which she stars opposite Diggs, which is currently in post. Prior to that straightforwarding the 2022 comedy Mack & Rita, starring Diane Keaton, she’s also reliable for the films Binformage Rock and The Freebie. Emerging out of the indie scene of the timely 2000s, her recent commends as an actor comprise Bombshell, She Dies Tomorrow, The Morning Show, and Old Dads.
Their Town tags the first feature carry outance of novelcomer Ora Duplass, who achieveed likeable critical sees for her first onscreen role in the Tribeca illogicalinutive Oh, Christmas Tree, also straightforwarded by Aselton.
Best understandn for roles in New Line’s It films and TV series Hawaii Five-0, Jacobs has a directing role in Disney’s Emmy-thrivening Sneakerella and can also be seen in Netflix’s Purple Hearts.
It’s been a busy drop for indie stalwarts the Duplass Brothers, with Mark’s brother Jay recently getting back behind the camera on See You When I See You, a comedic family drama based on Adam Cayton-Holland’s acclaimed memoir Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-Comic Memoir, which stars Cooper Raiff, David Duchovny, Hope Davis, and more. In September, Duplass Brothers Productions unveiled its coming-of-age series Penelope on Netflix, chaseing its premiere at Sundance at top of year. Recently transporting its acclaimed HBO dramedy Somebody Somewhere to an finish after three seasons, the company’s other recent commends comprise The Creep Tapes, starring Mark Duplass, for Shudder; American Consunapexhibitd employ: The Octopus Murders for Netflix; and Out There: Crimes of the Parastandard for Hulu. Among its upcoming projects is the Lily Gladstone drama Jazzy, which premiered at this year’s Tribeca Festival.
Aselton is repped by Untitled Entertainment and CAA; Ora Duplass by Gersh and Untitled Entertainment; Jacobs by Vault Entertainment; Diggs by CAA, Brookside Artist Management, and Johnson Shapiro Slesoakedt & Kole; Self by Anonymous Content and Schreck Rose Dapello; Shaw by Gartner Group Entertainment; Nam by Paradigm, More/Medavoy Management, and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman; Parker by CAA and Untitled Entertainment; and Mark Duplass by CAA.
