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LuckyChap (the company led by Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara and Milan Popelka), Wilde and Warden will produce. Popular on Variety The project was first announced in 2023 and described as “Bridesmaids” set at the North Pole. Universal has dated the movie for theatrical release on Nov.
5, 2027. Executive VP of production development Sara Scott and director of production development Jacqueline Garell will oversee the project on behalf of the studio. The casting update comes as Emmy and Golden Globe winner Aniston wraps up her tenure as executive producer and star of “The Morning Show” with its forthcoming fifth and final season on Apple TV.
(Aniston also won SAG-AFTRA’s Actors Award for her performance as news anchor Alex Levy.) Meanwhile, Dinklage — who won a record four Emmys for “Game of Thrones” — recently booked a key role on FX’s “Alien: Earth” for its upcoming season. Aniston, Dinklage, Wilde, Warden and LuckyChap are represented by CAA. Aniston is also repped by Lighthouse Management & Media, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, and Dinklage by Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
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