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Based on Devantez\u2019s award-winning 2020 short film of the same name, which was a SXSW official selection and won Best Comedy at the HollyShorts Film Festival, Basic follows Gloria (Park) and Nick (Smith), who go through a painful breakup. Gloria then spirals through Nick\u2019s past dating history, untangling his web of ex-girlfriends until she discovers the reason for all their issues: Kaylinn (Meester), the hottest, most basic ex-girlfriend to ever exist, who not only just took Gloria\u2019s boyfriend, but is about to take her entire story from her, too.<\/p>\n
Presented by Marc Platt Productions<\/a>, BuzzFeed Studios<\/a>, Fortitude International<\/a>, Caliwood Pictures<\/a>, and 100 Zeros, the film also stars Ashley Nicole Black<\/a> (A Black Lady Sketch Show<\/a>), Kandy Muse<\/a> (RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/a>), Nelson Franklin<\/a> (Veep<\/a>), Kenzie Elizabeth<\/a> (Easy), and Kate Linder<\/a> (The Young and the Restless<\/a>).<\/p>\n Marc Platt<\/a>, Katie McNicol<\/a> and Adam Siegel produced for Marc Platt Productions, alongside Nadine DeBarros<\/a> for Fortitude International, and Michael Philip<\/a> and Richard Alan Reid<\/a> on behalf of BuzzFeed Studios. Exec producers are Devantez; Rachel Douglas<\/a> and Casey Durant<\/a> of 100 Zeroes; Jordan Moncada<\/a>; R Wesley Sierk<\/a> III of Caliwood Pictures; Lucas Jarach<\/a>; Sandra Siegal<\/a>; Park; and Meester. Fortitude International and BuzzFeed Studios are handling worldwide sales.<\/p>\n In a statement to Deadline, producer Platt said, \u201cChelsea is a singular creative force\u2014sharply funny, fearless, and full of heart. Her vision brilliantly captures how we engage with, judge ourselves and others, and are consumed by social media. With our stellar cast\u2014Ashley Park, Leighton Meester, and Taylor John Smith\u2014she\u2019s created a sharply human, character-driven story that\u2019s as hilarious as it is timely.\u201d<\/p>\n An Emmy-nominated writer, bestselling author, comedian, and director, Devantez was formerly Head Writer for The Problem with Jon Stewart<\/a> on Apple TV+ and developed multiple shows under an overall television deal with 20th Century Fox<\/a>. Additional writing credits include Girls5Eva<\/a>, Not Dead Yet<\/a>, and Bless This Mess<\/a>, to name a few. Her debut memoir, I Shouldn\u2019t Be Telling You This (but I\u2019m Going To Anyway), was published by HarperCollins\u2019 Hanover Square Press and became a national bestseller. Also known for hosting the podcast Glamorous Trash, with over six million downloads to date, she is repped by UTA and Moncada<\/a> of Glamorous Trash.<\/p>\n Known for roles in projects like Emily in Paris<\/a>, Girls5Eva<\/a>, 2024\u2019s Mean Girls Reboot, Only Murders in the Building,<\/a> Beef<\/a> and Joy Ride<\/a>, Park is represented by CAA<\/a> and Jackoway Austen.<\/p>\n Seen on shows like Gossip Girl<\/a>, Single Parents<\/a> and The CW\u2019s Good Cop\/Bad Cop<\/a>, Meester\u2019s recent film credits include EXmas and a reimagining of the thriller River<\/a> Wild. Upcoming, she\u2019ll be seen in Rachel Sennott<\/a>\u2019s HBO series I Love LA<\/a> and the second season of Netflix<\/a>\u2019s Nobody Wants This<\/a>. She is repped by UTA.<\/p>\n Seen in A24<\/a>\u2019s Warfare<\/a>, Sony<\/a>\u2019s Where the Crawdads Sing<\/a> and HBO\u2019s Sharp Objects<\/a>, Smith is repped by CAA and Joey Stanton<\/a> of Vybe Trybe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Exclusive: Ashley Park (Joyride), Leighton Meester (I Love LA), and Taylor John Smith (Warfare) have wrapped lead roles in Basic, an indie comedy marking the feature debut of writer-director Chelsea Devantez. 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