EXCLUSIVE: Anna Schafer (Brighton Seashore), Jack Kesy (Hellboy: The Crooked Man), Kate Flannery (The Workplace) and Matt Barr (Walker: Independence) are set to topline How Onerous Can It Be, an indie rom-com from director Michael Day (Clawfoot, The Kill Room) and Ana Vera Movies, which has wrapped manufacturing.
Written by Marlana Hope (Gray’s Anatomy), the movie follows Mallory (Schafer), a pointy and impressive New York reporter assigned to put in writing a narrative on the Finest Small City in America, sending her to Meramec, Alabama. Mallory is staying at Little Birdie B&B, run by Robin (Flannery), a much-loved, long-term resident of Meramec, and her charming son Wren (Kesy), a former Marine who’s a fan of his small-town dwelling however finds Mallory’s big-city confidence alluring. Beneath her pushed exterior, Mallory’s heat facet is revealed as she bonds with the group of Meramec, particularly Wren. Zeke (Barr), Mallory’s finest buddy and Hollywood heartthrob, is impulsive, enjoyable, and the lifetime of the social gathering, balancing his stardom with a down-to-earth loyalty to Mallory that challenges her to rethink what she actually desires.
Jim Klock (The Trials of Cate McCall, At all times Woodstock) produced for Ana Vera, alongside Autumn Federici and Jake Helgren for The Ninth Home.
Maybe finest recognized for her lead function within the indie Elizabeth Blue, Schafer has additionally been seen within the movie Brighton Seashore starring pop star FKA Twigs and Flutter alongside Luke Evans, Billy Zane and Joe Anderson.
Kesy performed the title function in Hellboy: The Crooked Man, the third movie within the franchise for Millennium. He just lately wrapped manufacturing on The Pickup for Amazon alongside Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, and Keke Palmer. TV credit embody Claws and The Pressure.
Finest recognized for her function as Meredith on NBC’s The Workplace, Flannery was a fan favourite on Season 28 of Dancing with the Stars and received audiences over this previous winter as Starfish on Season 11 of The Masked Singer. Most just lately, she co-starred alongside Rita Moreno within the darkly comedic thriller The Prank, additionally taking up the movies Plan B and Bolt from the Blue.
Barr just lately starred in Walker: Independence for The CW and toplined the CBS collection Blood & Treasure. Beforehand, he starred in The CW’s Valor and William H. Macy’s indie The Layover reverse Alexandra Daddario and Kate Upton.
Schafer is repped by lawyer Reed Smith; Kesy by Paradigm and Vary Media Companions; Flannery by Modern Artists and Seven Summits Footage & Administration; Barr by UTA, Luber Roklin Leisure, and lawyer Allison Binder; and Hope by Gersh.
