Conan O’Brien, Bowen Yang and ‘Hacks’ Breakout Meg Stalter to Star in Please Don’t Destroy Movie
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterPlease Don’t Destroy, the comedy trio of “Saturday Night Live” fame, is putting together a starry cast for its upcoming buddy comedy.Conan O’Brien, “SNL” star Bowen Yang, “Hacks” breakout Meg Stalter, comedian X Mayo and “Superstore” actor Nichole Sakura have joined the untitled movie, which is set at Universal Pictures.As previously announced, Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy — the threesome behind Please Don’t Destroy — will star in the movie in addition to writing the screenplay.“SNL” alum Paul Briganti is directing the comedy, with Judd Apatow set to produce.
The movie is currently in production in North Carolina. It’s set to be released in theaters on Aug. 18, 2023. The film follows three childhood friends who live and work together.
When the trio decides they don’t like their life trajectory, they set off to find a gold treasure that is rumored to be buried in a nearby mountain.Mosaic’s Jimmy Miller is producing with Apatow via Apatow Productions.
Executive producers are Josh Church of Apatow Productions, Mosaic’s M. Riley and Sam Hansen, as well as Michael Sledd. Senior executive VP of production Erik Baiers and creative executive Jacqueline Garell will oversee the project on behalf of Universal.Please Don’t Destroy met at New York University and were hired as writers on “SNL,” where they have been creating digital shorts a la The Lonely Island.
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