EXCLUSIVE: Buffalo 8 has acquired North American distribution rights to Alex Kugelman’s thriller-dark comedy Don’t Trip.
Matthew Sato ((Imaginary, High School Musical: The Series) stars as a struggling screenwriter who falls right into a harmful relationship with a robust producer’s son, performed by TikTookay persona Will Sennett.
Further solid members embody Olivia Rouyre (High School, American Horror Story), Fred Melamed, (A Serious Man, Barry), Pell James (Zodiac, Euphoria) and Chloe Cherry (Euphoria).
Kugelman, who wrote the screenplay from his personal experiences in Hollywood, says Don’t Trip is shut in spirit to movies reminiscent of The Player and The Disaster Artistic for it exposé of the present enterprise world.
“We could not be more excited to partner with a team as incredible as Buffalo 8,” Kugelman stated, describing the movie as “a darkly comedic and thrilling story that explores the underbelly of Hollywood nepo baby culture.”
The manufacturing is produced by Trevor Rothman and Lucid Rhino Productions. The acquisition was negotiated by Rothman and Nikki Stier Justice, Head of Distribution at Buffalo 8, who additionally serves as an government producer alongside Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor.
Don’t Trip marks Kugelman’s function directorial function after brief movie The Bacheliar. He additionally co-produced the function alongside Rothman.
Santa Monica-based manufacturing and distribution firm Buffalo 8 will unveil particulars on the movie’s launch within the close to future.