EXCLUSIVE: Leslie Small has been set to direct the buddy comedy Happy V-Day and actioner The Raid, under a two-picture deal with Winter State Entertainment.
Prep on both titles is underway, with production dates to be set upon the resolution of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The deal speaks to the move back into narrative features that Winter State has undertaken, after pivoting to docs during the pandemic.
Written by Winter State principals Hamid and Camille Torabpour, Happy V-Day tells the story of two best friends who look to get vasectomies, at the behest of their wives, together confronting the horrors of “the snip.” In the modern-day Western The Raid, news of Jesse James’ legendary treasure being found spreads quickly.
In grand fashion, the treasure will be returned and displayed during the Jesse James Days festival in Northfield, MN. However, Austin and his bandits have other plans, making off with it after staging a bank robbery.
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