How Leighton Meester, Adam Brody’s Date Nights Led Her to Star in Social-Stalking Comedy ‘Basic’
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Ashley Park also stars in Chelsea Devantez's feature that debuted at SXSW and counts Marc Platt as a producer.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Leighton Meester has long held much more than a basic understanding of the comedy movie Basic , thanks to outings with husband Adam Brody . Meester and Ashley Park star in writer-director Chelsea Devantez’s feature directorial debut that premiered Monday at SXSW . Taylor John Smith, Nelson Franklin, Kandy Muse, Ashley Nicole Black, Amber Ruffin and Jon Gabrus round out the cast for Basic , which is seeking distribution. During an onstage conversation about the movie that followed its screening, Devantez explained that the project originated as a three-minute short film of the same name that was accepted into SXSW in 2020. Because the event was canceled that year amid the COVID pandemic, the short never actually screened in a theater, but the festival posted it online, leading to hundreds of messages from impressed viewers. Six days after the short debuted, producer Katie McNicol from Marc Platt ‘s banner set up a Zoom conversation to board a feature version of Basic . Related Stories Movies How Leslie Grace's Two SXSW Movies Inspired Her New Album Movies 'Serling' Review: Doc on 'Twilight Zone' Creator Captures Rod Serling the Visionary, but Rarely Rod Serling the Man The film centers on Gloria , who splits from boyfriend Nick after she starts obsessing over the social media presence of his attractive ex Kailynn . Hailing from Marc Platt Productions and BuzzFeed Studios , Basic counts McNicol, Platt, Adam Siegel, Nadine DeBarros, Michael Philip and Richard Alan Reid as producers. Meester told the crowd that she had been curious to read the script for the feature after hearing about the short when she and Brody would spend time socially with Devantez and her husband, comedian and filmmaker Yassir Lester. “Me and my husband go on double dates...
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