EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Lionsgate is working with Saturday Night Live alum Leslie Jones on an untitled Christmas comedy.She is producing the project with Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad’s The District who are coming off a Presidents Day weekend box office win with Uncharted which has grossed $139M WW to date.
Jones is developing the holiday feature as a potential starring role.Superstore scribe Jackie Clarke is writing the Jones vehicle.In the feature, Mrs.
Claus is tired of not getting any credit for the work that she does. She decides to leave Santa and return to her hometown of Boston, where she moves in with her uptight sister and reconnects with her family, kickstarting a journey of self-discovery that will empower her sister and eventually lead her back to the real meaning of Christmas.Erin Westerman, Lionsgate’s president of Production, tells Deadline, “We’re thrilled to be developing this together with Leslie.
We all have a love of holiday movies and we know she’ll bring her unique comic sensibilities and voice as we develop this unique take on Christmas together.”Aaron Edmonds & Chisom Ude will oversee for Lionsgate.
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