Motion Pictures
September 6, 2005
Broken Lizard Comedy Group Signs Three-Year First-Look Deal With Warner Bros. Pictures
(September 6, 2005 - Burbank, CA) – Warner Bros. Pictures has signed a three-year, first-look deal with comedy group Broken Lizard, it was announced today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures. Broken Lizard consists of Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske.
Under the new pact, Broken Lizard will develop comedies written, produced, directed by, and/or acted in by the five members. As part of the deal, the studio is also looking to Broken Lizard to also find and develop new comedic talent.
Chandrasekhar most recently directed Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ hit comedy “The Dukes of Hazzard,” which co-stars Heffernan and has cameos by Chandrasekhar, Lemme, Soter and Stolhanske.
Broken Lizard has written, directed and starred in three films, “Puddle Cruiser,” “Super Troopers” and “Club Dread.”
“We had a great experience working together on ‘Dukes,’” said Robinov. “We’re currently looking forward to developing more comedies at the studio, and we think Broken Lizard is key to bringing us fresh, unconventional ideas that appeal to a broad audience. We’re thrilled to have them here.”
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