Vertical Entertainment has recently announced they've acquired the film "G.B.F. – Gay Best Friend". The film is the latest from "Jawbreaker" director Darren Stein and stars Sasha Pieterse (ABC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars”), Evanna Lynch (The Harry Potter Franchise), Natasha Lyonne (Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black”), Joanna “JoJo” Levesque (RV, Aquamarine), Paul Iacono (MTV’s “The Hard Times of RJ Berger”), Michael J. Willett (Showtime’s “United States of Tara”), Molly Tarlov (MTV’s “Awkward”), Megan Mullally (The Kings of Summer, Somebody Up There Likes Me),Rebecca Gayheart (Jawbreaker, Urban Legend). No release plans were announced at this time.
Press Release:
Vertical Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to the anticipated high school comedy G.B.F. – Gay Best Friend. Directed by Darren Stein (Jawbreaker) from the first screenplay by George Northy, the film stars Sasha Pieterse (ABC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars”), Evanna Lynch (The Harry Potter Franchise), Natasha Lyonne (Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black”), Joanna “JoJo” Levesque (RV, Aquamarine), Paul Iacono (MTV’s “The Hard Times of RJ Berger”), Michael J. Willett (Showtime’s “United States of Tara”), Molly Tarlov (MTV’s “Awkward”), Megan Mullally (The Kings of Summer, Somebody Up There Likes Me),Rebecca Gayheart (Jawbreaker, Urban Legend).
G.B.F. is produced by Richard Bever and Stephen Israel (Swimming with Sharks) along with Stein and Northy and executive produced by Jennifer Levine, David Skinner and Tom Gorai. After its enthusiastic reception at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, the film will be shown at Outfest as their Closing Night Gala on July 21, 2013. G.B.F. is expected to release in early 2014. Vertical Entertainment’s Rich Goldberg announced the
“G.B.F. is a coming of age film that’s reminiscent of movie classics set in high school, but with a modern twist,” said Goldberg. “We are excited to acquire this film and bring this film to all platforms.
“Vertical Entertainment is on the vanguard of multi-platform distribution, having a thorough understanding of the release strategy needed to maximize exposure and audience for a teen comedy like G.B.F.,” said Stein. “We look forward to working with them and sharing this film with audiences everywhere.”
In G.B.F., social warfare erupts when three high school clique queens battle for supremacy: drama diva Caprice (Xosha Roquemore), Mormon princess ‘Shley (Andrea Bowen) and blonde fashionista Fawcett (Sasha Pieterse). When unassuming Tanner (Michael J. Willet) is outted, he finds himself cast as the hottest new teen-girl accessory: The Gay Best Friend. The clique queens immediately pounce and makeover Tanner into their ideal arm candy, forcing him to choose between popularity and the true friends — including his own B.F.F. Brent (Paul Iacono) — that he's leaving behind.
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