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In Brief: Pete Davidson, Ella Purnell Team up for Rom-Com and More

The cosmic rom-com features a couple whose unborn child is destined to save humanity, with WME Independent launching world sales at the American Film Market.

  • Next week, WME Independent will introduce That Time We Met, starring Pete Davidson and Ella Purnell, at the American Film Market in Los Angeles, directed by Nick Lieberman from a Mitchell Winkie screenplay.
  • The story follows a new couple who hate each other after a disastrous first date and discover their unborn child is fated to save humanity.
  • Produced by Matt Jackson and Joanne Lee of Jackson Pictures, Marc Platt, Adam Siegel, Katie McNicol of Marc Platt Productions, and Ford Corbett and Nathan Klingher for Gramercy Park Media; with Joshua Harris and Mark Fasano as executive producers.
  • With both leads active on screen, Pete Davidson, credits: The King of Staten Island; The Suicide Squad, is set for David Leitch's How to Rob a Bank next year, while Ella Purnell, credits: Fallout; Yellowjackets, recently won the Madame Figaro Rising Star Award.
  • Industry representation details show Davidson is represented by Ayala Cohen Management, WME and Granderson Des Rochers, while Purnell is represented by WME and Curtis Brown.
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In brief: Pete Davidson, Ella Purnell team up for rom-com and more

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