Amazon Studios has beaten stiff competition to secure a new body-swap comedy starring Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston.
Body swap comedies have been rerun many times over the last forty years, and a newly pitched addition to the genre starring Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston was picked up by Amazon Studios after a hotly contested auction between streamers. From deadlineWritten and directed by Max Barbakow, the untitled film comes from Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment production company, with Robbie producing alongside Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara, as well as the two stars and the director also claiming producer credits.
One of the most famous body swap comedies is Crazy Friday, in which a mother and daughter exchanged ideas. Other views on the idea include other adults who have transplanted their personalities into those of their children or other adolescents. With Roberts and Aniston as the protagonists, a different type of film is suggested, with two adults who are in each other’s bodies and tend more towards each other. The changein which the bodies of Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds were swapped with hilarious results.
No specific details are currently available about the exact circumstances of the story in which Aniston and Roberts will switch bodies. Still, there will likely be plenty of mishaps, mix-ups, and misunderstandings as they try to bring something new to the genre, while likely staying relatively close to what worked well in the past.
Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston can continue their recent comedic success
Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston have recently delivered comedic performances that give their new joint venture a strong chance of success. Roberts teamed up with George Clooney for 2022 Ticket to paradise, a romantic comedy about a divorced couple who try to sabotage their daughter’s wedding. Although the film received mixed reviews, its $60 million budget turned into a $172.5 million blockbuster, which was huge for that kind of movie in the post-pandemic era.
Jennifer Aniston will soon be seen again with Adam Sandler in the Netflix movie Murder mystery 2. Following on from 2019 Murder Mystery, the sequel will be released at the end of March and Aniston and Sandler will once again find themselves caught up in a murder case that only they can help solve. like Roberts’ Ticket to paradise, Murder Mystery It didn’t get the best reviews from critics, but attracted a huge audience for Netflix.
While the collaboration between Roberts and Aniston has found a home at Amazon Studios, fans shouldn’t expect the movie to move forward too quickly. Since the film was only pitched in the last week, there will be a lot of pre-production to complete before filming can begin, so it’s not likely to reach Prime Video until late 2024 or early 2025. However, that gives the team plenty time to plan how they want to hype the movie and make it another hit for the two veteran stars.