Amazon Picks Up ‘Ex-mas’ Feature Pitch From Chris Hazzard & Michael Fontana; Alloy Producing
Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has optioned the rights to Ex-Mas, a feature comedy pitch from Chris Hazzard and Michael Fontana, based on Kate Brian’s 2009 book of the same title. Les Morgenstein and Elysa Dutton of Alloy Entertainment are producing.Set on Christmas Eve, the story follows exes Lila and Beau who take the road trip of a lifetime when they put their differences aside to chase down their younger brothers, who have taken off on a runaway mission to save Santa from climate change.Alloy, a book-to-features and -tv company, has produced such global franchises as You, Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girls, and The Sisterhood Of Traveling Pants.