American Scary Tale star join Arrowverse boss for gay divorce comedy

American Scary Tale star join Arrowverse boss for gay divorce comedy

American Scary Story as well as Billy on the Road celebrity Billy Eichner is formally partnering with Arrowverse creator as well as author Greg Berlanti to produce a brand-new, original comedy about a gay pair's divorce.

Amazon Studios won an intense bidding war for the job, labelled Ex-Husbands, composed by Eichner in collaboration with Paul Rudnick (that's understood for composing screenplays consisting of Sibling Act and Addams Family Values).

The movie will certainly be created by Eichner along with Berlanti and Sarah Schechter's production firm Berlanti\/Schechter Movies.

\" The idea of a large, gay separation funny has actually been subjugating in my go to years,\" Eichner, who fans might also acknowledge from Parks and Entertainment, told Deadline.

\" I can not believe of better collaborators than groundbreaking manufacturers Greg and also Sarah, and also a true icon whose job I have craved as well as admired considering that I was a young gay kid desiring movie industry, the fantastic Paul Rudnick who really paved the way for me as well as several others.

\" And also we now have the perfect companions in Amazon.com, who have already revealed huge enthusiasm for this project. This is a dream team. Now, LET'S OBTAIN SEPARATED!!!\"

Eichner as well as Rudnick's original tale will comply with Daniel as well as Connor, the very first gay pair to get legally married in New York in 2015, as they seek a messy divorce.

Rudnick informed Deadline that he's \"a longtime fan of Billy Eichner\" as well as \"was delighted when he called me about this task\". He included: \"When Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter came to be included, I knew we remained in the very best possible hands. Ex-Husbands has the prospective to be extremely amusing, psychological and also completely wonderful.\"

Berlanti and Schechter's production firm recently signed a very first appearance deal with Netflix, after Berlanti's runaway successes Dawson's Creek, Love, Simon, Riverdale, the upcoming Free Person (starring Ryan Reynolds) and My Policeman (starring Harry Styles).

Berlanti likewise previously worked with Netflix on Chilling Journeys of Sabrina and You.

Eichner is popular for starring in Ryan Murphy productions American Horror Tale and also the upcoming American Criminal activity Tale: Impeachment, which retells the story of President Costs Clinton's impeachment.

A lot more recently, Eichner ended up being the first honestly gay guy to write, star in as well as produce a comedy for a significant Hollywood workshop with Bros, premiering in August 2022.