{"id":2308746,"date":"2026-03-02T17:55:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2308746"},"modified":"2026-03-02T17:55:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:55:57","slug":"gail-daughtry-and-the-celebrity-sex-pass-acquired-by-sony-pictures-classics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/gail-daughtry-and-the-celebrity-sex-pass-acquired-by-sony-pictures-classics\/","title":{"rendered":"GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"off2\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1a1a 0%, #2d2d2d 100%); border-radius: 12px; padding: 10px;margin: 10px 0; box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); border: 1px solid #333;\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-content\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h3 class=\"newsletter-title\" style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0 0 10px 0; line-height: 1.3; font-family: \" arial=\"\" sans-serif=\"\">\n            \ud83c\udfad NEW! TV Theatre Newsletter<br \/>\n        <\/h3>\n<p class=\"newsletter-subtitle\" style=\"color: #cccccc; font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 20px 0; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;\">\n            Get all the top news &amp; discounts for TV &amp; beyond.\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color:#222222\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"color:black\">Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass. Directed by David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models) and written by Wain and longtime collaborator Ken Marino (The State), the original comedy premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"nobreak\">\n<div class=\"row message-latest-news\" style=\"background-color:#000000;padding:5px;margin-bottom:10px;border-top-width:0px;margin-top: -2px;margin-left: -15px;padding-bottom: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"off-broadway-newsletter\" style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1a1a 0%, #2d2d2d 100%); border-radius: 12px; padding: 10px;margin: 10px 0; box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); border: 1px solid #333;\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-content\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h3 class=\"newsletter-title\" style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0 0 10px 0; line-height: 1.3; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;\">\n            \ud83c\udfad NEW! TV Theatre Newsletter<br \/>\n        <\/h3>\n<p class=\"newsletter-subtitle\" style=\"color: #cccccc; font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 20px 0; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;\">\n            Get all the top news &amp; discounts for TV &amp; beyond.\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color:#222222\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"color:black\">The movie follows small-town hairdresser Gail Daughtry, who is engaged to her devoted high school sweetheart, Tom.\u00a0\u00a0Her life takes a turn when a trip to a book signing leads to Tom meeting and sleeping with his &#8220;celebrity pass.&#8221; Reeling from the betrayal, Gail impulsively joins her friend Otto on a trip to Los Angeles, where a psychic convinces Gail that the only way to save her marriage is to &#8220;even the scales&#8221; with her own celebrity pass: Jon Hamm. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#222222\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"color:black\">Thus begins an epic journey through Tinseltown as Gail and Otto join forces with a talent agency assistant, a paparazzo, and actor John Slattery, all in the search for Hamm. Along the way, they collide with celebrities and are hunted by a group of Italian assassins as they get ever closer to finding the elusive star.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#222222\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"color:black\">Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, which was shot entirely on location in Los Angeles, stars Zoey Deutch (Nouvelle Vague), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), John Slattery (Nuremberg), Ken Marino (The Residence), Miles Gutierrez-riley (Smile 2), Ben Wang (Karate Kid: Legends), Joe Lo Truglio (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus), along with several celebrity cameos.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#222222\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"color:black\">The film is produced by Anthony Bregman, Peter Cron, Ken Marino, David Wain, Crystine Zhang, and Charles Zhong. Executive producers include Robert Herjavec, Chechen Dong, Tom Griffin, Amanda Chang, Adrian Politowski, Jamie Canniffe, Franny Baldwin, Zoey Deutch, Jon Hamm, and John Slattery.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#222222\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"color:black\">Additional notable film creatives include Director of Photography Kevin Atkinson (A Futile And Stupid Gesture), Production Designer Justin Lieb (Stranger Than Fiction), Editor John Daigle (Plus One), Costume Designer Bryn Carter (A Tree Fell In The Woods), and Composer Craig Wedren (School Of Rock).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#222222\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"color:black\">Filmmaker Wain said, \u201cI think we\u2019re all hungry to have more movies in theaters that are designed to provide laughter and joy, first and foremost &#8212; and I can\u2019t wait for audiences to experience this very first chapter in the GDU (Gail Daughtry Universe)!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#222222\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"color:black\">\u201cTo have our film embraced by Sony Pictures Classics, a company that has championed visionary filmmakers for decades, is incredibly special. I am deeply grateful for their passion and support and excited to work together on this,\u201d added producer Zhang.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#222222\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">Photo Credit: Sony Pictures Classics<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bway.world\/xp61n\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudimages.broadwayworld.com\/misc\/ROS3-1772021176.png\" style=\"wdith:100%;height:auto;\" alt=\"Broadway Bracket\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}\n(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init','128124764529976');\nfunction uuidv4(){\n  if (window.crypto && crypto.getRandomValues) {\n    return 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace(\/[xy]\/g,c=>{\n      const r=crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(1))[0]&15, v=c==='x'?r:(r&0x3|0x8); return v.toString(16);\n    });\n  }\n  return 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace(\/[xy]\/g,c=>{\n    const r=Math.random()*16|0, v=c==='x'?r:(r&0x3|0x8); return v.toString(16);\n  });\n}\nconst fbEventId = uuidv4();\nconst topicParams = {\n  show_name: \"\",\n      region: \"TV\"\n};\nfbq('track','PageView',{}, {eventID: fbEventId});\nfbq('trackCustom','TheatreTopicView', topicParams, {eventID: fbEventId});\n<\/script><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}\n(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nif (!window.fbq || !window.fbq.loaded) {\n    fbq('init','128124764529976');\n  }\nfunction uuidv4(){\n  if (window.crypto && crypto.getRandomValues) {\n    return 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace(\/[xy]\/g,c=>{\n      const r=crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(1))[0]&15, v=c==='x'?r:(r&0x3|0x8); return v.toString(16);\n    });\n  }\n  return 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace(\/[xy]\/g,c=>{\n    const r=Math.random()*16|0, v=c==='x'?r:(r&0x3|0x8); return v.toString(16);\n  });\n}\nconst fbEventId = uuidv4();\n\/\/ Build topicParams with all available variables\nconst topicParams = {\"region\":\"TV\"};\n\/\/ Only track if fbq is available and hasn't been tracked yet for this page\nif (window.fbq && typeof window.fbq === 'function') {\n  fbq('track','PageView',{}, {eventID: fbEventId});\n  fbq('trackCustom','TheatreTopicView', topicParams, {eventID: fbEventId});\n}\nfunction getCookie(n){return document.cookie.split('; ').find(r=>r.startsWith(n+'='))?.split('=')[1]||'';}\nfunction toHex(buf){return Array.from(new Uint8Array(buf)).map(b=>b.toString(16).padStart(2,'0')).join('');}\nasync function sha256Hex(s){\n  try{const b=new TextEncoder().encode(s.toLowerCase().trim());const h=await crypto.subtle.digest('SHA-256',b);return toHex(h);}catch(e){return null;}\n}\n(async()=>{\n  const fbp = getCookie('_fbp') || null;\n  let fbc = getCookie('_fbc') || null;\n  if (!fbc) {\n    const fbClick = getCookie('fb_click_id');\n    if (fbClick) fbc=\"fb.1.\" + Math.floor(Date.now()\/1000) + '.' + fbClick;\n  }\n  let em = null;\n  const emailCookie = getCookie('EMAIL');\n  if (emailCookie) em = await sha256Hex(emailCookie);\n  const payload = {\n    event_id: fbEventId,\n    event_source_url: window.location.href,\n    action_source: 'website',\n    user_data: {\n      fbp,\n      fbc,\n      ...(em ? { em } : {}),\n                  client_ip_address: \"141.95.45.182\",\n                  client_user_agent: \"Mozilla\/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/115.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36\",\n          },\n    events: [\n      { name: 'PageView', params: {} },\n      { name: 'TheatreTopicView', params: topicParams }\n    ]\n  };\n  const url=\"\/meta_capi.php\";\n  const body = JSON.stringify(payload);\n  if (navigator.sendBeacon) {\n    navigator.sendBeacon(url, new Blob([body], {type:'application\/json'}));\n  } else {\n    fetch(url, { method:'POST', headers:{'Content-Type':'application\/json'}, body, keepalive: true });\n  }\n})();\n<\/script><\/p>\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.broadwayworld.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udfad NEW! 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