Emma Roberts, Matt Rife team up for rom-com ‘Marriage Material’
Hollywood actress Emma Roberts and comedian Matt Rife are joining forces for the romantic comedy “Marriage Material”
- LOS ANGELES — Hollywood actress Emma Roberts and comedian Matt Rife are joining
forces for the romantic comedy “Marriage Material”, with worldwide sales
launching in the ongoing edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
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- Trish Sie, whose credits include “Pitch Perfect 3”, “The
Sleepover” and “Players”, is set to direct from a screenplay written by Ben
Agron and Brandon Feldman, reports ‘Variety’.
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- The global sales are being handled by Capstone Global.
“Marriage Material” follows the founder of a dating app, whose deadbeat
husband’s alimony payments are bleeding her dry, so she must use it to find him
a new wife before her company goes public.
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- As per ‘Variety’, the film is produced by Capstone
Studios and Buzzfeed Studios. The producers are Richard Alan Reid, Jason
Moring, Michael Philip and Dan Scheinkman (BuzzFeed Studios), Christian Mercuri
(Capstone Studios) and David Sweeney and Peter Edwards (Sweeney Entertainment).
Roberts (Belletrist), Rife, Christina Shams, John Dunne (Independent Artists Media)
and David Haring and Roman Viaris (Capstone Studios) serve as executive
producers.
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- “‘Marriage Material’” is a fresh, fiercely funny romantic
comedy with an undeniable heart”. said Richard Alan Reid, president of BuzzFeed
Studios. “Emma and Matt are a comedy duo that audiences worldwide will enjoy.
We’re delighted to be partnered with Capstone Studios, and believe that with
its bold humor, irresistible charm, and modern twist on love, ‘Marriage
Material’ is poised to become a global crowd-pleaser”.
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- Roberts is best known for Warner Bros.’ “We’re the
Millers”, Lionsgate Films’ “Nerve”, Fox Network’s “Scream Queens”, and FX
Network’s “American Horror Story”.
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- Her most recent projects include Netflix’s “Holidate” and
Amazon MGM Studios’ “Space Cadet”. As a producer with her Belletrist banner,
Roberts will serve as an EP on the Netflix series “Calabasas”, as well as on
the second season of the Hulu series “Tell Me Lies”, based on Carola Lovering’s
novel of the same name. Roberts is repped by CAA and Sweeney Entertainment.
Rife will star opposite Owen Wilson in “Rolling Loud”, an R-rated comedy co-produced
by Live Nation Prods., which will film at the hip-hop festival of the same
name. His past credits include MTV’s “Wild N’ Out”, “Fresh Off the Boat” and
“That 90’s Show”.
