"Scary Movie" duo Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer are planning and developing the "Star Wars" spoof "Star Worlds." The farce awakens.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Friedberg and Seltzer will write and direct "Star Worlds Episode XXXIVE=MC2: The Force Awakens The Last Jedi Who Went Rogue." They will next take on the iconic "Star Wars" franchise with their latest film. They are known for the parody films including the "Scary Movie" franchise, namely "Epic Movie," and "Vampires Suck."
Covert Media's Chief Executive Officer Paul Hanson ("District 9") is producing "Star Worlds" alongside Broken Road Productions' Todd Garner ("True Memoirs of an International Assassin"), Variety reported. The executive producers include Covert's Elissa Friedman, Media Content Capital's Sasha Shapiro and Anton Lessine, and Broken Road's Jeremy Stein. Covert Media is fully financing it and will launch worldwide sales at the Berlin Film Festival this week.
"Star Worlds" is the second project announced under the two-year first-look deal between Covert and Broken Road. The partnership announced in May at the Cannes Film Festival the underwater action thriller "Resurface," which is currently worked on with Paul Franklin as the director.
Mel Brooks spoofed the first three "Star Wars" movies in 1987 with "Spaceballs," which starred Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Daphne Zuniga, and Dick Van Patten. "Spaceballs" grossed $38 million domestically for MGM.
Along with writing "Scary Movie," Friedberg and Seltzer wrote and directed 2006's "Date Movie," 2008's "Disaster Movie," 2010's "Vampires Suck," and 2014's "Best Night Ever." They are represented by Paradigm and Fourth Wall Management. The deal was negotiated by Covert's Chet Devaskar, executive vice president legal and business affairs, and Paradigm on behalf of the filmmakers.
"Star Wars" spoof "Star Worlds" is currently in pre-production and is eyeing a fall 2017 shoot. In actual "Star Wars" news, Disney recently announced their plans to open "Star Wars Land" in 2019. Meanwhile, the next "Star Wars" film will be "The Last Jedi," which is slated to hit theaters on Dec. 15.
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