Comic working on semi-autobiographical film Hot Mess
London Hughes is set to star in her first Hollywood comedy film, loosely based on her own life.
Hot Mess is being produced by Will Packer and James Lopez, the duo behind 2017 hit Girls Trip.
It will be scripted by new writer Noushin Jahanian, who came up with the idea with Hughes, and is in development at Universal.
Hughes said in a statement: ‘Will Packer and James Lopez are my LA Fairy God-Dudes! James was one of the first executives I met when I go to the States and he immediately believed in me.
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Netflix has unveiled a slate of seven UK scripted originals from creatives including Rowan Atkinson, Sam Mendes, Joe Cornish, Sophie Petzal and Joe Barton.
Spanning multiple genres, the series will be filmed throughout the nations and regions of the UK, including the north, south west and Wales. The original commissions are part of Netflix’s continued investment in the UK creative ecosystem, with the streaming giant set to invest $1bn (£744.1m) on UK content this year.
The series includes
Baby Reindeer (eight x 30-minutes), written by
Sex Education alumnus and Edinburgh Comedy Awards winner Richard Gadd and produced by Clerkenwell Films. Based on a true story, the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe one-man stage-play follows Gadd’s warped relationship with his female stalker and the impact it has on him as he is ultimately forced to face a deep, dark buried trauma.