Directed by Ben Falcone Director Ben Falcone Distributed by Warner Bros. | Country United States Production company New Line Cinema Cinematography Julio Macat | |
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Produced by Ben Falcone
Melissa McCarthy
David Siegel Starring Melissa McCarthy
Maya Rudolph
Julie Bowen
Gillian Jacobs
Debby Ryan
Matt Walsh
Jacki Weaver Production
company New Line Cinema
On the Day Productions Release date May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11) Written by Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone Cast Melissa McCarthy, Debby Ryan, Maya Rudolph, Gillian Jacobs, Julie Bowen Similar Tammy, The Boss, The Heat, Knife Fight, Pretty Ugly People | ||
Life of the party trailer
Life of the Party is an upcoming comedy film directed by Ben Falcone and written by Falcone and Melissa McCarthy. The film stars McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Molly Gordon, Julie Bowen, Gillian Jacobs, Debby Ryan, Matt Walsh and Jacki Weaver. Produced by On the Day, the film is scheduled to be released May 11, 2018, by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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Cast
Production
Filming began in August 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Casting
On July 8, 2016, Gillian Jacobs was first cast to play a sorority sister. On July 28, Molly Gordon joined the cast to play McCarthy's daughter. On August 2, Jacki Weaver joined the project to play McCarthy's mother. On August 4, Maya Rudolph was cast as McCarthy's neurotic best friend In August 12, Debby Ryan joined the cast to play Jennifer, a villain of sorts, a “mean girl” head of a sorority. On August 24, Jimmy O. Yang and Adria Arjona joined the cast. Yang playing Tyler, boyfriend to the daughter of McCarthy’s character who’s described as a normal college guy who likes to party. Arjona is set to play Amanda, another “sorority sister with issues”. On August 25, Matt Walsh was cast to play Dan, McCarthy’s husband who is “always wearing golf pants”. On August 29, Julie Bowen joined the cast of the film as McCarthy's character's enemy. In September 2016, Luke Benward joined the cast of the film, in an undisclosed role.
