Carrie Brownstein to direct Annie Murphy in new comedy film ‘Witness Protection’

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Carrie Brownstein will reportedly direct a new comedy film titled Witness Protection, with Schitt’s Creek star Annie Murphy locked in for the lead role.According to an April 11 Deadline report, the film will focus on Murphy’s as-yet-unnamed character, “a woman who has always defined herself by her romantic relationships” and who becomes embroiled in a situation that forces her into witness protection.

There, “she must try to figure out who she really is for the first time while maintaining her cover and keeping the criminals at bay”.Murphy will also executive produce the film alongside her Schitt’s Creek crewmates Rupinder Gill and David West Read, who are also writing the screenplay.Witness Protection will come as Brownstein’s third film as a director, following MGM’s currently unreleased Fairy Godmother and a film about Seattle rockers Heart.

The former production was announced back in 2019, with its logline reading: “When sought-after Fairy Godmother Faye is hired by a mind-bogglingly gorgeous teenage client, Kenzie, to find her true love with the hottest prince in the land, Faye finds herself facing an unfamiliar challenge when the prince starts falling for her instead.”Last year, Heart frontwoman Ann Wilson revealed that work on their biopic was well underway, and due to be released as an Amazon Original.Brownstein has a long history behind the camera, having previously directed episodes of IFC’s Portlandia (which she also co-created, wrote, produced and starred in), Hulu’s Casual and Shrill, HBO’s Mrs.

Fletcher and Comedy Central’s Idiotsitter. She also helmed the KENZO fashion film The Realest Real, which starred Natasha Lyonne and Mahershala Ali.Last year, Brownstein starred as herself in St.