Dane Cook & Hana Mae Lee Leading Dark Comedy Thriller ‘Boris Is Dead’ 
Exclusive: Dane Cook (Good Luck Chuck) and Hana Mae Lee (The Babysitter: Killer Queen) are leading dark comedy thriller Boris Is Dead, which is in post-production.
Helmed by James Cullen Bressack (Darkness of Man), the film follows a struggling actor, working as a waiter (Cook) who unwittingly becomes involved in a violent heist gone wrong, where his boss – deep in debt – has been stealing from employees and running the restaurant as a front for the mob.
The original screenplay was written by real life twins Kerry Donelli and Jacqueline Donelli (Unedited Footage of a Bear) who also star and produce.
Pic is produced by Sasha Yelaun (The Old Way) and Henry Penzi (Hellfire). Executive producers include Dane Cook under his company banner SuperFinger Ent and Darryl Quarles (Big Momma’s Franchise). The film wrapped principal photography in Kansas City, Missouri. Jeremy O’Keefe (Never Have I Ever) is a co-producer and casting director on the project.
Helmed by James Cullen Bressack (Darkness of Man), the film follows a struggling actor, working as a waiter (Cook) who unwittingly becomes involved in a violent heist gone wrong, where his boss – deep in debt – has been stealing from employees and running the restaurant as a front for the mob.
The original screenplay was written by real life twins Kerry Donelli and Jacqueline Donelli (Unedited Footage of a Bear) who also star and produce.
Pic is produced by Sasha Yelaun (The Old Way) and Henry Penzi (Hellfire). Executive producers include Dane Cook under his company banner SuperFinger Ent and Darryl Quarles (Big Momma’s Franchise). The film wrapped principal photography in Kansas City, Missouri. Jeremy O’Keefe (Never Have I Ever) is a co-producer and casting director on the project.
- 12/13/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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