Los Angeles, Jan 8 (.) Christopher Briney is lining up his next major screen role as the lead of ‘Clashing Through the Snow’, a forthcoming comedy feature described as a modern reinterpretation of the classic travel-mishap genre made famous by ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’.
Upgraded filmmaker Carlson Young will direct for Wonderland Sound and Vision partners McG and Mary Viola, with production to commence in February, reports DEADLINE.
Lena Roklin of Luber Roklin Entertainment will also produce alongside the duo. Industry Entertainment’s Kyle Luker will executive produce along with Oscar-winning writer/director Ari Sandel (live action short film West Bank Story).
Daniel Mackey and Rebecca Ewing wrote the script as a follow-up to their Netflix hit ‘Love Hard’ which was a top performer for the streaming service.
Briney broke through as co-lead Conrad Fisher in Prime Video’s hit series ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’; the third and final season of which drew over 70 million viewers worldwide. The actor will return for the recently announced ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ feature film.
His recent works include the musical remake ‘Mean Girls’, with upcoming appearances in “Hacks” and the drama ‘The Julia Set’. His feature-film debut came opposite Ben Kingsley in ‘Dalíland’.
Young recently directed Prime Video’s hit rom-com, ‘Upgraded’. She also directed the film ‘Trust’, starring Sophie Turner, which was released in theaters last year. Most recently, she directed Amazon MGM Studios’ feature take of The Last Sunrise from Anna Todd’s bestselling romance novel series ‘After’.
Wonderland’s previous streaming successes include Amazon’s Musica, Netflix’s holiday romantic comedies, ‘Love Hard and Holidate’, which pulled in a combined 1.3 billion viewed minutes according to Nielsen reports. Additional romance/comedies from McG and Viola include ‘I Feel Pretty’ starring Amy Schumer, which grossed close to USD95M worldwide; ‘Before We Go’ starring Chris Evans, and ‘When We First Met’ starring Adam Devine and Alexandra Daddario.
Wonderland just wrapped post on the Chris Pratt project ‘Way of the Warrior Kid’ for Skydance/Apple as well as Season 2 of ‘Average Joe’ for Paramount .
‘Clashing Through the Snow’ further extends Lena Roklin’s ongoing collaboration with the studio backing the film, a partnership that has already produced a string of commercially successful titles.
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