Greenwich Buys Simple Town's Big Break for a 2027 Theatrical Rollout
Summary
The New York sketch troupe's first feature, a comedy-thriller set at a Hollywood sellout's woodland mansion, premiered at Fantasia this summer.
"Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Big Break, the debut feature from New York sketch group Simple Town, Deadline reported Monday, with a nationwide theatrical release planned for next year. Screen International also reported the deal. Ian Faria directed from a script by Samuel Lanier, and the cast includes Will Niedmann, Caro Yost, Felipe Di Poi Tamargo, Lanier, Ivy Wolk and Jefferson White.
The film follows three former members of a fictionalized Simple Town who reunite with an old collaborator, now a Hollywood success thanks to The Gummy Bears Movie, at his secluded mansion in hopes of landing roles in the sequel. Over one weekend, dark secrets surface and the washed-up comedians face the prospect of killing. Big Break world premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival.
Producers Sarah Wilson, Ani Schroeter, Graham Mason, Richie Doyle and Conor Hannon previously made If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, The History of Concrete and Good One. Jasper Basch negotiated for Greenwich with CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmakers. Simple Town formed in 2016."
