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Rebel Wilson Starts UK Production on Girl Group, Her Second Film as Director

Live Nation Studios backs a musical comedy shoot that pairs screen actors with chart veterans.

Overview

  • Wilson is writing, directing, producing, and starring in Girl Group, with cameras rolling in the United Kingdom.
  • The story follows a former pop star assigned to community service who tries to reclaim the spotlight by coaching a misfit teen girl group for a label audition.
  • Cast members include Randall Park, Sheridan Smith, Jamie Lee O'Donnell, Guz Khan, and Loren Gray, with Ashley Roberts, Melanie Chisholm, and Shaznay Lewis forming the on-screen band Girlfriends alongside Wilson.
  • The film is produced by Live Nation Studios and Future Artists Entertainment, with Wilson producing under her Camp Sugar banner and choreographer Chris Scott attached.
  • A nationwide U.S. search selected the yet-to-be-announced teen leads, as Wilson notes on social media that her first directed feature, The Deb, remains unreleased due to ongoing legal disputes.