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Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang to Top Feature ‘Fire Island’ With Director Andrew Ahn for Searchlight (EXCLUSIVE)
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterBowen Yang and Joel Kim Booster are set to star in “Fire Island,” a romantic comedy from “Spa Night” director Andrew Ahn.Described as a modern day take on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” the film will center on two best friends embarking on a weeklong vacation to Fire Island — the historic gay escape off the southern shore of Long Island — with the help of cheap rosé and a cadre of eclectic friends.The project is set up at Searchlight, and will release exclusively on Hulu in the U.S. Globally, the film will stream on Disney Plus under the Star brand.JAX Media (“Russian Doll”) is producing the project.