Aziz Ansari will make his feature directorial debut with the comedy movie "Good Fortune," starring Keanu Reeves and Seth Rogen.
Lionsgate has landed rights to the movie, which is written, directed, and starring Ansari. The production will start principal photography next month in Los Angeles. Around the same time, Lionsgate is launching sales at Cannes Film Festival.
“Good Fortune” will be produced by Anthony Katagas, Alan Yang, and Ansari. At Lionsgate, the film will be overseen by Brady Fujikawa and Jon Humphrey. Dan Freedman, Phil Strina, John Biondo, and Matt Leonetti helped to negotiate the deal for Lionsgate.
“Good Fortune” is Ansari’s second attempt to make his directorial debut. He was previously working on the comedic drama “Being Mortal” for Searchlight, which was infinitely suspended over complaints about actor Bill Murray’s inappropriate behavior on set.
Ansari, a comedian who rose to fame on “Parks and Recreation”, took a break from Hollywood after sexual misconduct allegations were leveled against him in 2018. He has since returned to film and television with “Master of None: Moments in Love” and his sixth stand-up special, “Nightclub Comedian”.
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