Felicity Jones To Star In Michael Showalter’s Holiday Comedy ‘Oh. What. Fun.’ For Amazon MGM Studios

EXCLUSIVE: Felicity Jones is set to star in Michael Showalter’s holiday comedy Oh. What. Fun. for Amazon MGM Studios, alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, Chloë Grace Moretz and Dominic Sessa.

Showalter, who co-wrote the script with Chandler Baker, is producing the film via Semi-Formal Productions alongside Jordana Mollick; Tribeca’s Berry Welsh and Jane Rosenthal; and Kate Churchill. The script is based on a short story by Baker, who is also executive producing, that was originally published by Amazon Original Stories.

In the film, Claire Clauster (Pfeiffer) organizes a special Christmas outing when her family forgets her in the shuffle. By the time they realize their mistake, she’s gone missing. Their Christmas is in jeopardy, but Claire has other plans. The pic will be available to stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide,

Jones is best known for her Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG and Golden Globe-nominated starring role opposite Eddie Redmayne in James Marsh’s The Theory of Everything. Most recently, Jones starred in and produced the action thriller Dead Shot directed by Charles and Thomas Guard.

Next up, she is set to star in, and produce under her Piecrust Pictures banner, a first-of-its-kind scripted drama series for television around the world of F1 for ITV Studios. She is also set to star in Train Dreams opposite Joel Edgerton and The Brutalist alongside Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce. Felicity Jones is represented by WME, Independent Talent Group, and Peikoff Mahan.