EXCLUSIVE: 42.6 Years, the romantic comedy with genre elements starring Andy Samberg that was announced back in 2023, has moved from Amazon MGM Studios to Focus Features for distribution.
While Samberg was originally set to star opposite Jean Smart, the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning star of HBO Max’s Hacks, he now has a new romantic counterpart in five-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening (Nyad). Also new to the project is Michael Schwartz, the director (alongside Tyler Nilson) of the acclaimed indies The Peanut Butter Falcon and Los Frikis, who takes over the reins from Craig Gillespie.
Financials for the acquisition deal weren’t disclosed. Universal Pictures International will handle the film’s international distribution.
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Written by Seth Reiss (The Menu, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey), based on a story by Reiss and Samberg, 42.6 Years follows Ben (Samberg), who after an experimental procedure
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