Phil Lord and Chris Miller have teamed up with actors-turned-writers Natalie Morales and Cyrina Fiallo for a Miami-set comedy.
Universal has picked up an untitled project pitch from Morales and Fiallo, who will now write the screenplay and executive produce.
Lord and Miller will produce. The story centers on a Cuban-American woman forced to return to her overbearing family in Miami for a baptism, a quinceañera, a wedding and a funeral.
The setting harkens back to tones of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the comedy blockbuster that tackled universal themes of family via a particular cultural lens.
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