Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Showalter To Team For Amazon MGM Holiday Comedy ‘Oh. What. Fun’
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: After seeing his Amazon MGM romantic drama The Idea of You debut to glowing reviews on the closing night of SXSW, Michael Showalter has been set to reteam with the studio on Oh.
What. Fun, a holiday comedy to star Golden Globe winner and Academy Award nominee Michelle Pfeiffer (French Exit). In the film, Pfeiffer plays Claire Clauster, who organizes a special Christmas outing when her family forgets her in the shuffle.
By the time they realize their mistake, she’s gone missing. Their Christmas is in jeopardy, but Claire has other plans. Written by Showalter and Chandler Baker, the film is based on a short story from the latter that was originally published by Amazon Original Stories.
Producers on the project include Showalter and Jordana Mollick via Semi-Formal Productions (The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The Dropout), as well as Tribeca Productions’ Berry Welsh & Jane Rosenthal (The Irishman), and Kate Churchill (Amazon’s upcoming Holland, Michigan).
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