Vince Vaughnis set to star in the teen comedyThe Binge, which riffs onThe Purge, as it’s set in a time where all drugs and alcohol are illegal, except for one day, known as Binge day, when all such bans are lifted. Nowthisis a great idea, and I can’t believe that Hulu snagged this project instead of a major studio, but hey, more power to ‘em for recognizing the potential here.
Jeremy Garelickis set to direct from a script byJordan VanDinaas well as produce via his American High banner. American High is the company that bought a defunct school in upstate New York and uses it as a set for teen movies. The Binge will be the company’s sixth film followingBanana Split,Sid Is Dead,Looks That Kill,Holly Slept Overand the upcomingPete DavidsonmovieBig Time Adolescence, which premiered at Sundance and was recently acquired by – surprise, surprise – Hulu. I’m willing to bet it was that deal that led the streamer to partner with Garelick once again onThe Binge.
Skyler Gisondo(Santa Clarita Diet),Eduardo Franco(The Package) andDexter Darden(The Maze Runner) are set to star as three friends who have just recently turned 18 years old, making them finally eligible to participate in the once-a-year Big Binge Party. They’ll be joined byGrace Van Dien(Charlie Says) andZainne Saleh(Cam).
Garelick, who wrote and directed theKevin HartcomedyThe Wedding Ringerand co-wrote Vaughn’s 2006 rom-comThe Break-Up, is producingThe BingewithMickey Liddell,Pete Shilaimon,Will Phelps,Ryan BennettandMichael Schade. Garelick is separately developing a remake of the 1989 comedyLook Who’s Talking.
While Vaughn’s role is being kept under wraps, he’s the perfect adult to anchor this cast, given his heyday inWedding CrashersandOld School. The man simply knows a thing or two about onscreen debauchery. Vaughn most recently starred in the wrestling movieFighting with My Family, and he’ll soon be seen alongsideKristen Stewartin the political thrillerSeberg. He has also signed on to star oppositeKathryn Newtonin abody swapping slasher moviefrom Blumhouse. He’s represented by WME.
Gisondo is a rising star who I first noticed asEd Helms’ son in theVacationremake, though he has also done stellar comedic work on bothSanta Clarita DietandThe Righteous Gemstones. He was also great inBooksmart, which also featured Franco, who himself was hilarious in the Netflix comedyThe Package. UTA reps both actors, though Gisondo is managed by Untitled, and Franco is managed by Mosaic. Darden is repped by APA and Crimson Media. Deadline broke the news aboutThe Binge.
