Judd Apatow to Produce Buddy Comedy From ‘SNL’ Writing Trio Please Don’t Destroy
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Saturday Night Live” breakouts Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy — the comedy trio better known as Please Don’t Destroy — are preparing for their big-screen debut.Universal Pictures has acquired a buddy comedy from the writing trio and plans to release the movie in theaters on Aug.
18, 2023. Judd Apatow is producing the yet-to-be-titled film.Marshall, Higgins and Herlihy will write the movie, which centers on three childhood friends who live and work together.
When the threesome decides they don’t like their life trajectory, they set off to find a gold treasure that is rumored to be buried in the nearby mountain.Please Don’t Destroy, who met at New York University, were hired as writers on the 47th season of “SNL” and were hired to create digital shorts a la The Lonely Island.
Their biggest hits to date include “Three Sad Virgins” featuring Taylor Swift and Pete Davidson, “Good Variant,” “Hard Seltzer” and “Rami Wants a Treat.” In addition to penning the screenplay, Marshall, Higgins and Herlihy will star in and executive produce the film.
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