Universal Pictures has entered into a first-look deal with two-time Oscar winner Emma Stone‘s Fruit Tree production label, which she heads up with Emmy-nominated writer-director Dave McCary and Ali Herting.
This new pact expands upon the creative relationship between Fruit Tree and Universal that includes a recently announced untitled film starring Stone to be directed by McCary for Universal.
Founded by Stone and McCary, her husband, in 2020 with Herting joining shortly thereafter, Fruit Tree’s catalog has expanded to include Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, Julio Torres’ Problemista, Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow and Jesse Eisenberg’s upcoming film A Real Pain.
Stone won two Best Actress Oscars for La La Land and Poor Things, and she was Oscar-nominated for roles in Birdman and The Favourite.
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