*Rose Byrne is in negotiations to star opposite Tiffany Haddish in the Paramount comedy “Limited Partners.”
The story follows two women who create a successful beauty products line. But, when a tech company makes a multimillion dollar offer to buy them out, their friendship is tested.
Byrne will play the more logical of the two best friends, while Haddish’s character is a woman who can’t wait to retire to the Caribbean with her earnings.
Miguel Arteta directs from a script written by Sam Pitman and Adam Cole-Kelly.
The comedy is prepping for an October production start, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Peter Principato, Itay Reiss and Joel Zadak are producing.
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In other Tiffany Haddish news, Deadline says the funnywoman just might be the hottest young film actress out there right now. Several studios bid for her fall slot, and scrappy Paramount Pictures just won the day. She’ll start production in October on Limited Partners, a pitch that the studio bought for her last October, right after she emerged as a breakout talent in Girls Trip. Miguel Arteta will direct the comedy written by Sam Pitman & Adam Cole-Kelly.
The premise is a friendship comedy about two hard charging best girlfriends who build a juggernaut company, and find their relationships tested when they are made a big buyout offer. Suddenly all the differences that made them perfect odd couple partners put them at war, threatening their business and personal relationships. There are shades of Superbad meets Bridesmaids, I’m told. Among those who vied for Haddish was Warner Bros with Bobby Sue, a comic vehicle originally developed for Cameron Diaz, and there were noises about 21 Jump Street at Sony, with all these projects possibilities for further down the line.
Meanwhile, Haddish will next star opposite Kevin Hart in the Malcolm D. Lee-directed Universal Pictures comedy Night School, which opens September 28, and she costars in the Paramount Players Tyler Perry-directed Nobody’s Fool, which opens November 2.
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