Fallout & Barbie Stars Join Serial Killer Comedy Movie From SNL Alum

Protagonist Pictures has officially unveiled the leading actors for its upcoming dark teen comedy Hot Ted. The project hails from Saturday Night Live alumni Hannah Levy, who’s set to make their feature directorial debut.

“Hot Ted is a psychosexual thriller as imagined by virgins. Mean Girls meets American Psycho,” Levy said in a statement. “This is the movie I’ve been dreaming to make– a reinvention of the camp comedy that speaks to being a teenager right now and always.”

Who is joining the Hot Ted movie?

Ariana Greenblatt (Barbie), Ella Purnell (Fallout), and Billy Magnussen (Road House) have been enlisted for leading roles in the new coming-of-age thriller comedy. Greenblatt is set to play a true-crime podcast fan, while Purnell will be her character’s camp counselor crush. As for Magnussen, he has been tapped for the titular role.

“When 16-year-old true-crime podcast enthusiast Zoe’s (Greenblatt) parents send her to Camp Shady Pines for the summer against her will, she’s the immediate black sheep of the Beaver Cabin. The summer takes a turn when their bunk counselor Liz doesn’t arrive for breakfast one morning, and Zoe’s counselor crush Amy (Purnell) tells everyone Liz had to leave for a ‘family emergency,'” reads the official synopsis. “But Zoe doesn’t buy it – and is convinced that hunky counselor Ted (Magnussen) is behind Liz’s disappearance. Ted’s got all the hallmarks of a classic serial killer: he’s not on social media, he owns a van, and he’s a little too nice to everyone. But is Ted a murderer, or is he just hot as hell? It’s up to Zoe and the Beavers to investigate the truth: is Hot Ted really a serial killer or is he just, like… the perfect guy?”

Hot Ted will be directed by Levy from a screenplay written by Grace McLeod. In addition to starring, Purnell and Magnussen have also boarded the project as producers, alongside Shane Andries, Anne Hollister, Javier Chapa, and Phillip Bruan. The movie will be executive produced by Morgan Cano-Long and Robert Muñoz for Mucho Mas, along with Protagonist’s Bishop, James Pugh and George Hamilton.

“It doesn’t get fresher than this—sharp, hilarious, and a wildly original spin on the genre,” Bishop said. “Hot Ted nails that chaotic, cringey moment when childhood fades and adulthood crashes in. With a killer cast led by Billy, Ariana, and Ella, this one’s got ‘instant classic’ written all over it.”

Source: Comingsoon.net