- Culture
- 11 Jul 16
Amy Schumer to star in comedy by Ghostbusters reboot writer
Goldie Hawn to co-star as her mother
Amy Schumer will star in Katie Dippold's latest film project.
Dippold, whose writing credits include Parks and Recreation, The Heat, and the new Ghostbusters movie, detailed the project in a recent interview. The movie is already in filming but currently untitled.
The comedy concerns a mother and daughter lost in the Amazon rainforest trying to get to an American embassy.
Goldie Hawn will co-star as the mother of Schumer's character. The film is Hawn's first acting credit since 2002. She has voiced enthusiasm about the project and said she is a fan of Schumer.
Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies, 50/50) is directing.
Schumer will come to Dublin on August 26 to perform his first Irish stand-up gig.