Charlize Theron to Star in Diablo Cody's TULLY; Jason Reitman to Direct for Bron Studios

Bron Studios has come on board to co-produce and finance TULLY, the latest from Oscar nominated director Jason Reitman and Oscar winning screenwriter Diablo Cody, it was announced today by Aaron L. Gilbert, Bron's managing director. The film, to start production in late summer in Vancouver, will star Oscar winner Charlize Theron.

Sierra/Affinity has also come on board and will launch international sales of the film at this year's Cannes Film Market. WME Global brokered the deal and will represent domestic rights.

The new comedy tells the story of Marlo (Theron), a mother of three including a newborn, who is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant to the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a unique bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging young nanny named Tully.

TULLY is being produced by Gilbert; Reitman and Helen Estabrook through their Right of Way Productions; Cody and Mason Novick; and Theron, AJ Dix and Beth Kono through Denver & Delilah Productions; in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance, whose Jason Cloth serves as executive producer.

The film marks a reunion for Reitman, Estabrook, Cody, Novick and Theron, who previously collaborated on "Young Adult."

Oscar winner Charlize Theron recently appeared in "The Huntsman: Winter's War," and in the smash hit "Mad Max: Fury Road", as well as "Prometheus" and the award winning "Monster" among others.

Gilbert's recent credits include "The Birth of A Nation," "Special Correspondents" and "Welcome To Me." Jason Reitman's credits include "Up in the Air," "Juno" and "Thank You for Smoking." Estabrook's include "Whiplash," "Up in the Air" and "Young Adult." Oscar winner Cody wrote "Young Adults," "Juno" and "Jennifer's Body." Mason Novick produced "Juno," (500) Days of Summer" and "Red Eye." Denver & Delilah has produced "Monster," "Young Adult," and the upcoming "The Coldest City."

Bron Studios, a subsidiary of Bron Media Corp., co-founded by Aaron L. Gilbert and Brenda Gilbert in 2010, is a British Columbia-based producer of original live-action motion pictures and series television. The company has produced over 25 feature films since its founding; working with new voices and established talents both in front of and behind the camera. Recent Bron productions include; The Birth of a Nation starring Nate Parker and Armie Hammer (Fox Searchlight); Special Correspondents starring Ricky Gervais and Eric Bana (Netflix); I Saw The Light starring Tom Hiddleston and Elizabeth Olsen (Sony Pictures Classics); Into the Forest starring Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood (A24); Una, starring Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn (in-post); and Fences, a co-production with Paramount Pictures, directed by and starring Denzel Washington (in production).

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