{"id":2263436,"date":"2026-02-02T19:50:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2263436"},"modified":"2026-02-02T19:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:50:21","slug":"bidding-war-new-movie-from-my-old-ass-filmmaker-megan-park-ignites-hollywood-interest-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bidding-war-new-movie-from-my-old-ass-filmmaker-megan-park-ignites-hollywood-interest-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Bidding War: New Movie From \u2018My Old Ass\u2019 Filmmaker Megan Park Ignites Hollywood Interest (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">In what feels somewhat like a throwback to another era, an old-fashioned bidding war for a spec script has grabbed Hollywood\u2019s attention. No stars are attached at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>At the center of it all is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1177914\/\">Megan Park<\/a>, the well-regarded Canadian filmmaker behind the equally well-regarded coming-of-age comedy <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt18559464\/\">My Old Ass<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0026840\/\">Warner Bros.<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0001799\/\">Sony<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0291326\/\">Universal<\/a> as well as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0546168\/\">Apple<\/a>, Amazon and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0144901\/\">Netflix<\/a> are said to be among the bidders for Die Alive, which <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm16438579\/\">Park<\/a> wrote and is attached to direct. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0542434\/\">LuckyChap<\/a>, the company run by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3053338\/\">Margot Robbie<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3943537\/\">Tom Ackerley<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3560755\/\">Josey McNamara<\/a>, is attached to produce.<\/p>\n<p>Described as having tones of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001191\/\">Adam Sandler<\/a>\u2019s Big Daddy and Julia Roberts\u2019 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0120686\/\">Step Mom<\/a>, the story centers on a woman finding out that her much older boyfriend has a wife and kids when they unexpectedly show up on her doorstep. Despite a situation that puts the two women at odds with each other,&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In what feels somewhat like a throwback to another era, an old-fashioned bidding war for a spec script has grabbed Hollywood\u2019s attention. No stars are attached at this stage. At the center of it all is Megan Park, the well-regarded Canadian filmmaker behind the equally well-regarded coming-of-age comedy My Old Ass. 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