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Rebel Wilson Begins Filming 'Girl Group' in U.K. With Randall Park and Sheridan Smith

The project moves forward despite unresolved lawsuits over her unreleased debut feature.

Overview

  • Production is underway in the United Kingdom, with Wilson writing, directing, producing, and starring.
  • The film follows a sidelined pop star who attempts a comeback by coaching a teen girl group for a major audition.
  • Live Nation Studios and Future Artists produce under Wilson’s Camp Sugar with Matt Williams, with Ryan Kroft and Michael Rapino serving as executive producers.
  • Cast includes Randall Park and Sheridan Smith, alongside Jamie Lee O’Donnell, Guz Khan and Loren Gray, with Ashley Roberts, Melanie Chisholm and Shaznay Lewis appearing as members of the fictional band Girlfriends.
  • Wilson’s prior feature The Deb remains unreleased due to ongoing litigation, including a 2024 producers’ credit suit, her countersuit alleging A$900,000 misappropriation and coercion, an AI Film claim of sabotage, and a complaint filed by lead actress Charlotte MacInnes’s lawyers.