Amazon MGM Lands Ariana Greenblatt Rom-Com 'Egg Baby'
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- Amazon MGM Studios picked up worldwide Prime Video rights to 'Egg Baby,' a romantic comedy written by Sawyer Perry and to be directed by Natalia Anderson
- 'Egg Baby' follows a rebellious artist and a golden-boy quarterback forced to co-parent a health-class egg named 'Yolk-o,' with raising it potentially sparking a real relationship
- XYZ Films will produce alongside Allison Friedman ('The Mortuary Collection'), in association with BuzzFeed Studios
- Ariana Greenblatt is coming off Lionsgate's 'Now You See Me: Now You Don't' opposite Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco and Isla Fisher, and has also signed on for Hanna Gray Organschi's debut 'Rubber Hut' with Grace Van Patten and 'Somedays' opposite Billy Bob Thornton
- Natalia Anderson brings TV directing credits including Hulu's 'Maggie,' Netflix's 'Nobody Wants This,' ABC's 'Will Trent' and the 'Pitch Perfect' films, where she worked with Elizabeth Banks' Brownstone Productions
- XYZ Films' recent slate includes 'Havoc' (Tom Hardy, Forest Whitaker), SXSW Audience Award winner 'Over Your Dead Body,' TIFF action hit 'The Furious,' 'Hallow Road' (Rosamund Pike, Matthew Rhys) and 'Miley Cyrus: Something Beautiful'
Why it matters: The deal pairs Amazon MGM with a young, post-franchise star in Greenblatt and a high-concept rom-com premise built for Prime Video's algorithm-friendly streaming audience, while Anderson's Netflix and ABC comedy pedigree positions the project in the same rom-com lane 'Nobody Wants This' has thrived in. For XYZ Films, the acquisition extends a hot streak of genre titles landing at major platforms, with 'Havoc' and 'Hallow Road' already in its rearview.
