‘Maniac’ Actor Ariel Kavoussi Wraps Directorial Debut ‘The Next Big One’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Ariel Kavoussi, whose acting credits include Netflix’s “Maniac,” Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and film “Catfight,” has wrapped her feature directorial debut “The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems.” In this dystopian sci-fi black comedy, a high-ranking employee at an omnipotent tech firm must help her depressed, activist brother move into their aunt’s house while a hurricane threatens New York city.
Principal photography wrapped in Brooklyn, New York. Kavoussi previously directed shorts and some TV. The lead cast includes Molly Bernard (“Younger”), David H.
Holmes (“The Penguin”), Deborah Rush (“Strangers with Candy”) and Kevin Corrigan (“The Get Down”). The ensemble supporting cast includes Maria Dizzia (“Orange is the New Black”), Josh Pais (“The Dropout”), Paul Lazar (“Silence of the Lambs”), Max Casella (“Tulsa King”), Craig Bierko (“UnREAL”), Catherine Curtin (“Stranger Things”), Matt Walton (“No Hard Feelings”) and emerging stars Victoria Villier (2021 Fantasia Film Festival’s best actress award for “Inheritance”) and Assol Abdullina (2020 Tribeca Film Festival’s best actress award for “Materna”).
Kavoussi herself makes an appearance in the film. Onur Tukel (“Catfight”) and Sinan Eczacibasi of Cinegryphon Entertainment serve as executive producers on the film.
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