Johnny Knoxville faces a summer season camp rebellion as his new comedy hits theaters.
Inaugural Leisure has acquired North American rights to Little fugitives and is scheduled to launch the unbiased movie in theaters on September 18. The Hollywood Reporter realized. Knoxville stars within the characteristic from writer-director Michael Lewen, who counts Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg as producers.
Little fugitives facilities on a gaggle of reckless 12-year-olds who resolve to spend the remainder of their lives at summer season camp with a plan that can enable them to keep away from actuality. Obstructing their plot is Bob (Knoxville), the deranged 50-year-old camp counselor who is set to cease their plans.
Lewen, who beforehand served as a producer on Apatow Productions movies akin to King of Staten Island And Prepare wreckrod Little fugitives based mostly on a screenplay he co-wrote with Jacob Kaplan. Producers embody Tim Headington, Lia Buman and Max Silva for Tango; Christopher Irion, Rob Hammersley and Sonya Novak for Public Home Photos; and Rogen, Goldberg, James Weaver and Josh Fagen for Level Gray. Tango’s Kaplan and Neil Shah function government producers.
“Johnny Knoxville taking over a pack of disturbed 12-year-olds is comedy gold,” says Kevin Weisberg, founder and CEO of Inaugural Leisure. “The group at Level Grey and Michael Lewen have created a brilliantly nostalgic but totally recent summer season comedy. We’re thrilled to accomplice with this spectacular inventive group to carry Little fugitives and his infectious, unruly spirit to nationwide audiences in September.
Knoxville leads Jackass: the very best and the finalwhich was launched theatrically final month by Paramount Photos and is billed as the newest movie within the ridiculous comedy franchise. He additionally has a task reverse Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman in Gregg Araki’s movie. I would like your intercoursescheduled for launch later this month after premiering at Sundance.