Exclusive: Haley Lu Richardson, Barbie Ferreira to star in road trip movie 'UNpregnant'
UNpregnant,Greg Berlanti is producing with partner Sarah Schechter with the project being the first movie under his HBO Max film deal and massive overall deal with Warners. Erik Feig, who recently launched PictureStart is also producing with the company’s Lucy Kitada and Jessica Switch.
Based on the same-titled YA book, the coming-of-age story tells of a Missouri teen who hits the highway with a friend to obtain a legal abortion. Jenni Hendricks and Ted Caplan wrote the book as well as the script. A fall shoot in New Mexico is being readied with the plan to have the feature in the can, so to speak, for the launch of HBO Max in 2020. Rachel Goldenberg is directing. arose in partnership with the incomparable Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Erik Feig, I knew HBO Max was the right place for this story,” said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content, HBO Max.
Richardson has worked steadily as a child, building up work in recent years with notable directors as M. Night Shyamalan by appearing in movies such asFive Feet Apart,Relative newcomer Ferreira is a model who built a major fanbase on Instagram, made her acting debut in Sam Levinson’s splashy HBO series as high schooler Kat Hernandez, breaking out alongside fellow newcomers like Hunter Schafer.
Richardson is repped by Gersh, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Sloane Offer. Ferreira is repped by Aperture Talent Agency, Authentic Talent and Literary Management, and Felker Toczek.
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