EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winning filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry will be directing the New Line original comedy The Come Up as his next feature project, we can tell you first. New Line’s deal expands Cherry’s …
scribe Jermaine Fowler, who will also star and executive produce. Already attached to star is franchise producer John Rickard is producing.back in February, which he wrote, produced and co-directed. He personally raised over $280K on Kickstarter forwhich was the most any short film, animated or not, had ever achieved on the funding platform at the time.
“I am super honored to be working with Jermaine Fowler, Michael Starrbury, John Rickard and New Line onsaid Cherry, “Jermaine and Michael are two of the most exciting young creatives working today and I can’t wait to start working with them.Starrbury adds, “I’ve known Matthew for years and have proudly watched him develop into one of the most promising filmmakers working today. Just as importantly he’s a great guy who fits in with the amazing chemistry we’ve developed with the team and New Line.
Says Fowler, “I feel soooo damn lucky to have Matthew Cherry onboard to helm this film. He’s a brilliant filmmaker whose vibes are genuinely reminiscent of the people that inspired the original concept of the project. I know he will let everyone involved shine and execute a hilarious comedy with a profound message. Plus, he promised that I could hold his Oscar one day.”
An all-conference football player at the University of Akron, Cherry played for three years in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens before retiring in 2007. He wrote and directed the award-winning feature
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