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Anna Kendrick to headline comedy 'Dummy'

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Mar 31 2019 | 1:35 PM IST

Anna Kendrick has been roped in to feature in a comedy, titled "Dummy".

The "Pitch Perfect" star will also executive produce the project, which comes from "Deadbeat" co-creator Cody Heller and independent studio wiip.

According to Deadline, "The Walking Dead" fame Tricia Brock is attached to direct.

"Dummy" is a buddy comedy that follows an aspiring writer (Kendrick) and her boyfriend's sex doll.

It will be a serialised movie-length story told in chapters of under 10 minutes in length and premiere on Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman's short-form video platform Quibi.

"Dummy" was originally developed as a TV pilot. The script was subsequently rewritten as a film and then divided into 10-minute segments to fit into the concept of Quibi (quick bites).

Heller and Brock will also executive produce.

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First Published: Mar 31 2019 | 1:35 PM IST

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