Jon Hamm & Tina Fey Thriller ‘Maggie Moore(s)’ Gets Domestic Deal
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Maggie Moore(s), the film which marks the reunions of Mad Men duo Jon Hamm and John Slattery and 30 Rock couple Hamm and Tina Fey, has sold to Screen Media for North America.
Slattery directs Hamm and Fey in the true-crime-inspired thriller written by Paul Bernbaum. Pic also stars Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso), Micah Stock (Kindred), Mary Holland (Happiest Season) and Happy Anderson (Mindhunter).
Screen Media is planning a theatrical release in June, followed by a digital release later that month. In Maggie Moore(s), when two women with the same name are murdered days apart, small-town police chief Jordan Sanders (Hamm) finds himself wading through an unlikely collection of cheating husbands, lonely hearts, nosy neighbors and contract killers in an effort to put the pieces of the case, and his life, together.
The deal was negotiated by Seth Needle, executive vice president of global acquisitions and co-productions, on behalf of Screen Media, with CAA Media Finance, The Gersh Agency and WME Independent, on behalf of the filmmakers. “I’m so proud of Maggie Moore(s) and the entire cast and filmmaking team,” said director and producer Slattery. “After reading this script, I knew we had the potential for a unique story to be told.
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