Vertical Entertainment Acquires Comedy ‘The Donor Party’ Starring Malin Åkerman, Jerry O’Connell, Rob Corddry & More
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has locked down worldwide rights to the comedy The Donor Party, toplined by Malin Åkerman (Chick Fight), Rob Corddry (The Unicorn), Erinn Hayes (Gaslit) and Jerry O’Connell (Billions).
The company’s plans for the recently-wrapped pic’s release have not yet been disclosed.The first feature from writer-director Thom Harp is a farce centered on the recently single Jaclyn (Åkerman), who desperately wants to become a mom — by any means necessary.
Realizing she doesn’t need a husband to make her dream come true, she devises a plan and enlists her best friends (Hayes and Bria Henderson) to pull off the ultimate sperm heist from unsuspecting donors Tim (O’Connell), MJ (Dan Ahdoot), Mateo (Jeff Torres) and Armin (Ryan Hansen), all while celebrating an intimate birthday party for her oblivious friend, Geoff (Corddry).Anthony J.
Kraus cast the pic, which also stars Meadow Williams (Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman), Patty Guggenheimn (Mr. Mayor), Cedric Yarbrough (The Goldbergs), Rizwan Manji (Peacemaker), Aarti Mann (Never Have I Ever), Jon Daly (Big Mouth), Brit Morgan (Riverdale) and Beth Dover (Orange Is the New Black).
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