Charlie Day’s Directorial Debut ‘Fool’s Paradise’ Acquired By Roadside Attractions, Grindstone & Lionsgate – Sundance
19.01.2023 - 00:11
/ deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Roadside Attractions, Grindstone Entertainment, and Lionsgate have picked up North American distribution for Charlie Day’s feature directorial debut Fool’s Paradise.
The pic, previously entitled El Tonto, during its production, will get an exclusive run in theaters later this year. Lionsgate will release Fool’s Paradise on home entertainment.
Also written by the It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia EP and star, Fool’s Paradise is a satirical comedy following a down-on-his0-luck publicist (Ken Jeong), who gets his lucky break when he discovers a man recently released from a mental health facility (Day) looks just like a method actor who refuses to leave his trailer. With the help of a powerful producer (the late Ray Liotta), Ken helps the man become a huge star, even marrying his beautiful leading lady (Kate Beckinsale). Their adventures lead them to cross paths with drunken costars (Adrien Brody), irreverent unhoused action heroes (Common), unpredictable directors (Jason Sudeikis), a super-agent (Edie Falco), and power-mad moguls (John Malkovich). Fame and fortune are not all they are cracked up to be, and the two men must fight their way back to the things that matter the most.
The pic also stars Jason Bateman, Jillian Bell, Dean Norris, and Jimmi Simpson. The film is produced by John Rickard (Peacemaker HBO Max series, Rampage), Tim Zajaros and Christopher Lemole (The Peanut Butter Falcon, Mudbound), and Alex Saks (Red Rocket, The Florida Project). EPs are Kirk Michael Fellows, Dan Fellman, Rob Gough and Manu Gargi.
“We could not be more honored to share Charlie’s directorial feature debut theatrically in the coming months,” said Roadside Attractions Co-President Howard Cohen. “He is an incredibly talented