EXCLUSIVE: A hot EFM sales market just got a little hotter. Sacha Baron Cohen and Nope‘s Keke Palmer are set to star in Super Toys.
David O Russell wrote the script and will direct, and Charles Roven is producing along with Atlas Entertainment’s Matthew Budman.
FilmNation Entertainment is selling international territories, and CAA will handle the U.S. distribution deal. Baron Cohen and Palmer play groovy 70’s toy sales reps on a life-and-death mission to save themselves, their marriage and their live-wire 12-year-old daughter while on the road in Middle America. RELATED: Deadline’s Full EFM Coverage Baron Cohen last starred in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and The Trial of the Chicago 7, earning an Adapted Screenplay Oscar nom for the former and a Supporting Actor nom for the latter.
Emmy winner Palmer is coming off the Jordan Peele-directed Nope. By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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