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‘Barb And Star’ Go To PVOD As Lionsgate Sets Release Date For Comedy Reuniting ‘Bridesmaids’ Duo

Lionsgate has slated Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar for a February 12 release on premium video on demand, the latest concession to a theatrical marketplace upended by Covid-19. The comedy, which was set up nearly two years ago, had originally eyed a 2020 release. It pairs Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, who got…

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‘John Wick 4’ To 2022, While ‘Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’, ‘Spiral, ‘Barb And Star’ & More Head To 2021: Lionsgate Release Date Changes

UPDATED: Lionsgate has just shifted a number of movie originally scheduled for this year pre-coronavirus to next year and beyond. John Wick 4 will no longer open on May 21, 2021 where Warner Bros. plopped Keanu Reeves’ Matrix 4, rather May 27, 2022, which is Memorial Day weekend. Taking over John Wick 4‘s old spot…

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Aml Ameen Joins ‘Charming the Hearts of Men’; Matty Cardarople Cast In ‘American Cherry’; Kwame Patterson In ‘Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar’

The Maze Runner‘s Aml Ameen has boarded Susan DeRose’s drama, Charming the Hearts of Men, with Kelsey Grammer, Anna Friel, and Sean Astin. It’s said to be a fictional account inspired by true events. The story is about a woman who struggles to find gainful employment at the time of the Civil Rights movement and her…

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‘Bridesmaids’ Reteam Of Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo In ‘Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar’ To Heat Up Next Summer

Lionsgate has dated the reunion of Bridesmaids creators Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar for July 31, 2020. The duo are not only writing the comedy but starring with Jamie Dornan and Damon Wayans Jr. Josh Greenbaum, who has directed episodes of Fresh Off the Boat and New Girl, will helm…

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Wendi McLendon-Covey, Damon Wayans Jr. Join ‘Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar’

EXCLUSIVE: Wendi McLendon-Covey and Damon Wayans Jr. are set to join Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo for the Lionsgate comedy Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. The film was co-written Wiig and Mumolo, who will also star in the pic which follows titular best friends Barb (Mumolo) and Star (Wiig), who leave their small…

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Amazon’s ‘The Power’ And Kristen Wiig Comedy Withdraw From Georgia Over Abortion Law

A Lionsgate film reuniting the Bridesmaids duo of Kristen Wiiig and Annie Mumolo and Amazon Prime series The Power have withdrawn from planned shoots in Georgia. The state, which has become a hotbed of film and TV production in recent years, is also in the vanguard of states passing aggressive new proposals to ban…

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Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo Reunite For Lionsgate’s ‘Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar’

Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, who co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for Bridesmaids, are reuniting for Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar, a comedy the pair teamed to co-write and star in for Lionsgate. Josh Greenbaum, the director whose credits include episodes of New Girl and Fresh Off the Boat and the…

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