STXfilms is boarding Amy Schumer's highly-anticipated comedy I FEEL PRETTY, the directorial debut of successful screenwriters Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, it was announced today by STXfilms Chairman Adam Fogelson and Sam Brown, President of Production for STXfilms, a division of STX Entertainment.
STXfilms will distribute the comedy in the United States and it marks the second high-profile deal the studio has made for projects involving Kohn and Silverstein this week after STX separately announced it is developing an untitled romantic comedy written by the duo and set to star Anne Hathaway. I Feel Pretty will begin shooting in Boston this July. Wonderland Sound and Vision's McG and Mary Viola will produce I Feel Pretty with Voltage Pictures' Alissa Phillips, Dominic Rustam and Nicolas Chartier. Schumer will also produce. Kevin Kane, a frequent collaborator of Schumer's will co-produce. Jonathan Deckter will executive produce for Voltage. In the comedy, an ordinary woman who struggles with feelings of insecurity and inadequacy on a daily basis wakes from a fall believing she is suddenly the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. With this newfound confidence she is empowered to live her life fearlessly and flawlessly, but what will happen when she realizes her appearance never changed?Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
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