Warner Bros. Pictures, HBO Max bag rights to Dakota Johnson’s ‘Am I OK?’

By ANI

WASHINGTON: Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max have purchased the rights to Dakota Johnson’s ‘Am I OK?,’ a romantic comedy that premiered this week to optimistic opinions on the digital Sundance Film Festival.

As per Variety, the movie starring Dakota as a girl grappling together with her sexuality will premiere on HBO Max at a yet-to-be-determined date.

‘Am I OK?’ follows 32-year-old Lucy (Dakota), who lives in Los Angeles and figures out later in life that the rationale her dates with the alternative gender by no means finish with something greater than a handshake is that she just isn’t drawn to males. With the assistance of her life-long buddy Jane (Sonoya Mizuno), Lucy makes an attempt to navigate popping out in her 30s.

As per Variety, the storyline is loosely primarily based on screenwriter Lauren Pomerantz’s personal life.

Apart from Dakota and Mizuno, the forged additionally consists of Jermaine Fowler, Kiersey Clemons, Molly Gordon and Sean Hayes.

Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne co-directed ‘Am I OK?,’ which was written by Pomerantz and produced by Picturestart, Gloria Sanchez Productions and Dakota’s TeaTime Pictures.

Dakota, Notaro, Allyene and Pomerantz produced ‘Am I OK?’ together with Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, Erik Feig, Lucy Kitada and Ro Donnelly. Executive producers had been Alex Brown, Royce Reeves Darby and Shayne Fiske.

UTA Independent Film Group brokered the deal for ‘Am I OK?.’

For the unversed, Dakota’s Sundance rom-com ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ was additionally picked by Apple TV Plus on the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.