Kristen Stewart has joined the cast of her ex-partner Michael Angarano's road-trip comedy 'Sacramento'.The 'Spencer' actress will star alongside the 'This Is Us' star, who is helming the flick, Michael Cera, and Angarano's fiancée and mother of his young son Leon Frederick, Maya Erskine, 35.The motion picture "follows Rickey (Angarano), an energetic and free-spirited young man, and Glenn (Cera), his long-time friend who’s settled into domestic life. On an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento, their past comes into focus and questions their future."Stewart will portray Glenn’s wife, Rosie, and 'Plus One' star Erskine has been cast as Rickey’s wife, Tallie.Aj Mendez, Iman Karam, and Rosalind Chao are also among the cast.The former pair will "play best friends and ex-professional fighters who help teach Rickey and Glenn about their own relationship."Bee-Hive Production’s Stephen Braun,...
- 4/13/2023
- by Lizzie Baker
- Bang Showbiz
Kristen Stewart Joins Michael Angarano, Michael Cera & Maya Erskine In Road-Trip Comedy ‘Sacramento’
Exclusive: Kristen Stewart (Spencer) is joining Michael Angarano (This Is Us), Michael Cera (Juno) and Maya Erskine (Pen15) in road-trip comedy Sacramento.
Angarano is directing the feature, which is due to shoot this spring. He also co-wrote the script with Chris Smith.
Pic follows Rickey (Angarano), an energetic and free-spirited young man, and Glenn (Cera), his long-time friend who’s settled into domestic life. On an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento, their past comes into focus and questions their future. Erskine will play Rickey’s wife, Tallie, and Stewart is Glenn’s wife, Rosie.
Also among cast are wrestler-turned-author and screenwriter Aj Mendez (Blade Of The 47 Ronin), Iman Karram (Daft State) and Rosalind Chao (Mulan). Mendez and Karram will play best friends and ex-professional fighters who help teach Rickey and Glenn about their own relationship.
Producers are Bee-Hive Production’s Stephen Braun, The Wonder Company’s...
Angarano is directing the feature, which is due to shoot this spring. He also co-wrote the script with Chris Smith.
Pic follows Rickey (Angarano), an energetic and free-spirited young man, and Glenn (Cera), his long-time friend who’s settled into domestic life. On an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento, their past comes into focus and questions their future. Erskine will play Rickey’s wife, Tallie, and Stewart is Glenn’s wife, Rosie.
Also among cast are wrestler-turned-author and screenwriter Aj Mendez (Blade Of The 47 Ronin), Iman Karram (Daft State) and Rosalind Chao (Mulan). Mendez and Karram will play best friends and ex-professional fighters who help teach Rickey and Glenn about their own relationship.
Producers are Bee-Hive Production’s Stephen Braun, The Wonder Company’s...
- 4/12/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
TikTok is making TV. The popular video platform is debuting an original sketch comedy series titled Stapleview. The series will air weekly on TikTok’s live platform with its own dedicated channel and subsequent distribution. Created and executive produced by Sam Grey, Stapleview is described as “a modern take on sketch comedy and variety show formats featuring a collection of popular individual content creators,” per Deadline. Popular TikTok content creators Dylan Adler, Sydney Battle, Sarah Coffey, Gray Fagan, DaMya Gurley, Grace Reiter, and Jane Wickline make up the Stapleview cast. Collectively, they have over 7 million followers. The series will air live in multi-camera format on TikTok starting Thursday, March 3. It will include sketches, segments, musical bits, and more. Each episode will run between 40 minutes to an hour. “Our artists and writers are a talented and nimble bunch, and we are excited to come together to blaze trails as the first comedy sketch show on TikTok,...
- 3/2/2022
- TV Insider
While TikTok has long been a conduit for comedy, its live platform is getting set to debut its first fully produced sketch comedy series, the Sam Grey-backed Stapleview.
Beginning Thursday, the show will stream along with a dedicated channel on TikTok Live, with subsequent distribution across social media. The official announcement of the venture describes Stapleview as “a modern take on sketch comedy and variety show formats featuring a collection of popular individual content creators.”
Grey, who is Stapleview’s creator and executive producer, is a former manager and producer at Management 360 and Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video. He executive produced Tina Fey feature comedy Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and the upcoming comedy Sacramento. His late father, Brad Grey, was a noted comedy manager who went on to become CEO of Paramount Pictures.
The aim of Stapleview is to offer TikTok users the best in social media and influencer comedy with segments,...
Beginning Thursday, the show will stream along with a dedicated channel on TikTok Live, with subsequent distribution across social media. The official announcement of the venture describes Stapleview as “a modern take on sketch comedy and variety show formats featuring a collection of popular individual content creators.”
Grey, who is Stapleview’s creator and executive producer, is a former manager and producer at Management 360 and Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video. He executive produced Tina Fey feature comedy Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and the upcoming comedy Sacramento. His late father, Brad Grey, was a noted comedy manager who went on to become CEO of Paramount Pictures.
The aim of Stapleview is to offer TikTok users the best in social media and influencer comedy with segments,...
- 3/2/2022
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Michael Cera (Arrested Development), Maya Erskine (Pen 15) and Michael Angarano (This Is Us) are set to star in road trip movie Sacramento, which Angarano will also direct.
Due to shoot early next year, the film will follow Rickey, an energetic and free-spirited young man who convinces Glenn, his long-time friend who’s settled into domestic life, to go on an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento, bringing their past into question and their future into light.
Angarano has scripted with Chris Smith and the duo will produce with Sam Grey, Oakhurst Entertainment and Lighthouse Management & Media. Go Media Productions will finance.
LA-based Motus Studios has launched international sales at this week’s virtual AFM. UTA is handling domestic.
Angarano was Emmy-nominated for his guest star turn in NBC’s This Is Us. He made his directorial debut with 2017 comedy-drama Avenues in which he starred with Nicholas Braun,...
Due to shoot early next year, the film will follow Rickey, an energetic and free-spirited young man who convinces Glenn, his long-time friend who’s settled into domestic life, to go on an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento, bringing their past into question and their future into light.
Angarano has scripted with Chris Smith and the duo will produce with Sam Grey, Oakhurst Entertainment and Lighthouse Management & Media. Go Media Productions will finance.
LA-based Motus Studios has launched international sales at this week’s virtual AFM. UTA is handling domestic.
Angarano was Emmy-nominated for his guest star turn in NBC’s This Is Us. He made his directorial debut with 2017 comedy-drama Avenues in which he starred with Nicholas Braun,...
- 11/13/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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