Alison Brie Shares ‘Group’ Film Replace & Pitches X-Rated Model
After six seasons and film, two Group characters would possibly lastly seal the deal if Alison Brie has her method.
The 2x Golden Globe nominee lately revealed her hopes for her character Annie Edison within the long-awaited characteristic adaptation of the NBC/Yahoo collection, whereas sharing an replace on the manufacturing schedule.
“There’s no replace,” she informed husband and Collectively co-star Dave Franco in a sit-down for Leisure Tonight. “I’d say it’s paused because of plenty of elements. The whole forged remains to be enthusiastically on board to do the film.”
Brie added, “One thing I’d like to see for Annie is full intercourse with Jeff Winger. You realize, I feel an X-rated Group film would consummate that ‘will they, received’t they.’”
In the course of the present’s six-season run from 2009 to 2015, current highschool graduate Annie and disgraced pretend lawyer Jeff (Joel McHale) carried on a flirtation and even kissed on a number of events, however they by no means went additional than that, often as a result of the creepy actuality of the age distinction deflated the second.
As for Franco’s ideas on his spouse’s potential intimate scenes with McHale? “You realize what? I’m down,” he stated after the preliminary shock.
After creating the comedy collection, Dan Harmon penned the long-awaited film with former present author Andrew Visitor.
Peacock formally ordered the characteristic in 2022, confirming the return of stars McHale and Brie, in addition to Danny Pudi, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash and Ken Jeong. Yvette Nicole Brown has additionally confirmed her return, noting in October that the script was “being reworked” to incorporate her character Shirley.
Donald Glover, Joel McHale, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Yvette Nicole Brown and Danny Pudi in ‘Group’ (Danny Feld/NBC/Courtesy Everett Assortment)
Final September, was introduced as one in every of 19 tasks that may profit from $51.6 million in incentives from California’s movie and TV tax credit program.
McHale beforehand took accountability for the film’s delay, telling GQ that followers “can absolutely blame my schedule” following hypothesis that Glover’s busy schedule was holding up manufacturing.
