{"id":2477231,"date":"2026-06-26T17:55:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2477231"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:55:55","slug":"kristen-stewart-and-alia-shawkat-are-the-wrong-girls-in-first-look-at-new-stoner-comedy-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kristen-stewart-and-alia-shawkat-are-the-wrong-girls-in-first-look-at-new-stoner-comedy-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat are \u201cThe Wrong Girls\u201d in first look at new stoner comedy (exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here&#8217;s your exclusive first look at Neon&#8217;s <em>The Wrong Girls<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The stoner comedy is the directorial debut for Dylan Meyer, who also wrote the screenplay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cast includes Kristen Stewart, Alia Shawkat, LaKeith Stanfield, Zack Fox, Seth Rogen, Kumail Nanjiani, Kate McKinnon, Tony Hale, and Geena Davis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kristen-stewart\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kristen Stewart;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kristen Stewart&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kristen Stewart<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/alia-shawkat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Alia Shawkat;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Alia Shawkat&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Alia Shawkat<\/a> are about to go on a hell of a trip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Twilight<\/em> and <em>Arrested Development<\/em> alums star in Neon&#8217;s <em>The Wrong Girls<\/em>, a wild new stoner comedy from writer-director Dylan Meyer, and <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> has your psychedelic first look.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meyer&#8217;s feature debut follows Frankie (Stewart) and Molly (Shawkat), a pair of pot-loving best friends who get mixed up in a case of mistaken identity that throws their lives into chaos.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat in &#8216;The Wrong Girls&#8217;<br \/>Credit: NEON<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Frankie and Molly are codependent boneheads who have spent the last 10 years blissfully in a fog of weed smoke, co-signing each others&#8217; bad choices and screening adulthood&#8217;s increasingly insistent calls,&#8221; Meyer tells EW. &#8220;Just as Molly&#8217;s boyfriend asks her to move in with him, Frankie is mistakenly given a briefcase full of glowing vials of an experimental psychedelic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And that&#8217;s when things get crazy. The drugs leave Frankie and Molly with lingering telepathy, with each other and their cats. Their possession of the valuable property soon makes them the target of uptight Danish villains in white suits, who don&#8217;t just want their drugs back \u2014 they also now view the girls as disposable human test subjects. Wrong turns and stupidity ensue at every corner<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a stoner girl comedy, and it&#8217;s really f&#8212;ing stupid,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/kristen-stewart-writing-stoner-girl-comedy-with-fiancee\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Stewart previously teased;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Stewart previously teased&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Stewart previously teased<\/a>. &#8220;I think you&#8217;ll like it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"LaKeith Stanfield and Kate McKinnon in 'The Wrong Girls'Credit: NEON\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/C9Tl_MSaWbug5XKVistI8A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/24a3542265f2326cfe9888b53a7fab9a\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>LaKeith Stanfield and Kate McKinnon in &#8216;The Wrong Girls&#8217;<br \/>Credit: NEON<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The star-studded cast also includes <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/lakeith-stanfield\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:LaKeith Stanfield;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;LaKeith Stanfield&quot;}\" class=\"link \">LaKeith Stanfield<\/a> as NotMetalHeadDave, the for-hire action man who gives the girls the briefcase; Zack Fox as Molly&#8217;s &#8220;wonderful,&#8221; as Meyer describes him, boyfriend Josh; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/tony-hale\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Tony Hale;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tony Hale&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Tony Hale<\/a> as a &#8220;douchey real estate developer&#8221;; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kate-mckinnon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kate McKinnon;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kate McKinnon&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kate McKinnon<\/a> as Dr. Olsen, the Danish scientist who created the drugs; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/geena-davis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Geena Davis;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Geena Davis&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Geena Davis<\/a> as Dr. Olsen&#8217;s partner in life and science, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/seth-rogen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Seth Rogen;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Seth Rogen&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Seth Rogen<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kumail-nanjiani\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kumail Nanjiani;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kumail Nanjiani&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kumail Nanjiani<\/a> as Frankie and Molly&#8217;s judgmental talking cats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;<em>The Wrong Girls<\/em> was born from my relationship with my best friend and producing partner Maggie McLean, the babe I couldn&#8217;t do anything without,&#8221; Meyer shares. &#8220;It&#8217;s a love letter to wayward chaotic women and the essential platonic partnerships that prop them up. <em>The Wrong Girls<\/em> may feature giant squids, Danish hitmen, talking cats, and supernatural abilities, but the emotional story and stakes are pure memoir.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Wrong Girls<\/em> opens in theaters on Aug. 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/kristen-stewart-alia-shawkat-wrong-girls-stoner-comedy-exclusive-first-look-12006271\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/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.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Here&#8217;s your exclusive first look at Neon&#8217;s The Wrong Girls. 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