Dave McNary Film ReporterRyan Reynolds is teaming with John August to co-write and executive produce the Netflix feature comedy “Upstate,” which is being developed as a starring vehicle for him.Reynolds is executive producing through his Maximum Effort banner.
August is also executive producing.Reynolds and August collaborated on the 2007 sci-fi thriller “The Nines,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
August directed from his own script. Hope Davis, Melissa McCarthy and Elle Fanning starred in the pic.Reynolds, best known for starring in the two “Deadpool” movies, worked with Netflix on the action movie “6 Underground,” and has been shooting the streamer’s “Red Notice” with Gal Gadot and Dwayne Johnson.
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