Jay Roach Producing Female-Driven Ensemble Comedy For New Line From ‘Fockers’ Collaborator Larry Stuckey & Joanna Leeds
Jay Roach and producer Michelle Graham are developing a female-driven ensemble comedy for New Line. The project brings Roach back to the studio behind his Austin Powers trilogy and reunites him with Larry Stuckey, a former Roach development executive who worked on the Fockers films.
The film’s title and plot have not been disclosed. Stuckey and Joanna Leeds are adapting a screenplay from a story they devised with Leeds’s brother, Andrew; no release date or cast has been announced. Roach’s recent work includes directing The Roses and producing the next Fockers film, due out on 25 November.
In short
- Jay Roach and Michelle Graham will produce a New Line comedy.
- Larry Stuckey and Joanna Leeds are adapting the screenplay.
- The film’s title, plot and cast remain undisclosed.
Explained simply
New Line is a film studio that has worked with director and producer Jay Roach on several comedies, including the Austin Powers films. Roach is also known for the Meet the Parents films, in which the Fockers are the family at the centre of the story.
Larry Stuckey previously worked in development with Roach and was involved in the Fockers films. He is writing the screenplay with Joanna Leeds, based on a story they created with Leeds’s brother, Andrew; Michelle Graham is producing alongside Roach.
The project is described as an ensemble comedy centred on women, meaning it is expected to feature a group of female characters. Its title, plot and cast have not been made public, so the story’s specific subject and characters are not yet known.
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