Karen GillanandZoë Chao’s friendship will be challenged by the mother of all problems inLet’s Have Kids!The upcoming comedy will be helmed byFamily SwitchscribeAdam Sztykiel, making his feature directorial debut.Deadline reportsthat production on the film is scheduled to begin this week.
Let’s Have Babies!’s plot will center around two lifelong friends, played byGuardians of the Galaxy’s Gillan andThe Afterparty’s Chao, who decide to embrace motherhood together. However, conflict ensues when only one of them is able to get pregnant. In addition to the two leads, the film boasts an impressive cast, includingSam Richardson(Detroiters),Max Greenfield(New Girl),K.J. Apa(Riverdale),Ed Begley Jr.(Better Call Saul), andMary Steenburgen(Melvin and Howard).
Where Can You See The Stars of ‘Let’s Have Babies!’ Next?
Gillan can currently be seen starring alongsideRussell Crowein the mystery filmSleeping Dogs, and will appear in the upcoming UK dramedy seriesDouglas is Cancelled; her unflinching indie drama,Late Bloomers, premiered at South By Southwest last year and will get a wide release later this year. She will also star inMike Flanagan’s latestStephen Kingadaptation,The Life of Chuck. Chao can next be seen in theAmy Adamshorror comedyNightbitch, and will lend her voice to the upcoming DC Comics animated seriesCreature Commandos, Richardson can currently be heard in the second season of the Max animated seriesVelma, and is slated to appear in the Paramount+-originalStar Trekfilm,Section 31, later this year. Greenfield currently stars in the CBS sitcomThe NeighborhoodalongsideCedric the Entertainer; it was renewed for a seventh season earlier this month. After wrapping up the long-runningRiverdalelast year, Apa is next slated to star in the action thrillerOne Fast MovealongsideEric DaneandEdward James Olmos. Begley Jr. recurs onYoung Sheldonas Dr. Linkletter, and is slated to return for the show’s seventh and final season. After starring inBook Club: The Next Chapterlast year, Steenburgen is set to star alongside former co-star and husbandMalcolm McDowellin the WesternLast Train to Fortune.
In addition to directing, Sztykiel will also co-writeLet’s Have Kids!with wifeEllie Knaus(Bad Monkey). He will also produce the film alongsideBecky Sloviter(I Think You Should Leave), who was recently named the president of Miramax.
Let’s Have Kids!is slated to begin production this week;no release date has yet been set.
