Funny or Die former head writer Lauren Palmigiano is set to direct “White Girl Problems” for Lionsgate based on Babe Walker’s best-seller, an individual confirmed to TheWrap.
It will mark the feature directing debut for Palmigiano.
Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman are producing “White Girl Problems” through their Brownstone Productions banner. The producing duo sold it to Lionsgate back in 2013.
The 2014 Nicholl Fellowship winners Alisha Brophy and Scott Miles adapted the book to the screen.
First published in 2012,”White Girl Problems” follows a young woman with a huge social media following who melts down one afternoon after spending about a quarter of a million dollars in Barney’s and ends up in shopping rehab, where she decides to write about her life — telling tales of excess and meaningless problems.
“I hate my horse. Every job I’ve ever had is the worst job I’ve ever had. He’s not a doctor, a lawyer, or a prince. I’ll eat anything, as long as it’s gluten-free, dairy-free, low-carb, low-fat, low-calorie, sugar-free, and organic,” she says.
Palmigiano is the creative mind behind dozens of Funny or Die’s video and creative content. She recently directed the Soul Pancake-produced pilot “Hollywood & Vine” for ABC Family and “Homeroom” for Nickelodeon.
Palmagiano also wrote, directed and produced the short feature “Cried Suicide” which starred Sarah Burns and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Lionsgate had no comment.
Palmigiano is repped by CAA and managed by Greg Walter and Olivia Gerke at 3 Arts Entertainment.
Elizabeth Banks to Sarah Silverman: Democratic Convention Celebrity Guests Ranked (Videos)
With the Democratic Convention already half over, TheWrap is ranking the speeches so far. Too many people took the podium for us to include them all, so we're only rating the most memorable.
Paul Simon
Simon's performance of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was too on-the-nose for a night in which Democrats tried to build a bridge between Hillary Clinton fans and Bernie Sanders holdouts. Oh, and "Inside Edition" said the performance was "lackluster."
Meryl Streep
Streep was fine, but we expected more because she's Meryl Streep. She had to follow Elizabeth Banks' fight song video, which brought down the house. The audience didn't seem to connect with her Revolutionary War-era story about a female soldier who pretended to be a man. Still, the Oscar winner landed a good point that it's hard to be the first woman anything, much less the first woman president.
Alicia Keys
Keys had to lead into the video of Hillary Clinton's face crashing through (all-male) presidential portraits, then hovering weirdly over the crowd. The moment didn't take shape until the candidate delivered a warm message to girls in the audience that they could someday be president. Keys tried to make the best of the transition to Clinton, but maybe she should have just gone after the video?
Andra Day
Day's "Rise Up" elegantly captured the somber but hopeful mood after mothers of slain black men and women took the stage to call for peace between police and the communities they serve.
The former Sanders supporter had funny digs at Donald Trump, but gave the convention one of its most dramatic moments when she accused the Bernie-or-Bust crowd of acting "ridiculous." Then she made a strong case for switching over to "pretty kick-ass woman" Hillary Clinton.
Lena Dunham and America Ferrera
The pair landed fast jokes arguing that Trump will turn back the clock for women. Dunham said Trump probably considers her "a 2" and Ferrera said Trump might think she's "a rapist" -- even though she isn't Mexican.
"We know what you're all thinking," said Dunham. "Why should you care what some television celebrity has to say about politics?"
"And we feel the same way," said Ferrara. "But he is the Republican nominee, so we need to talk about him."
Elizabeth Banks
Tuesday's host opened with a perfect parody of Donald Trump's Republican National Convention entrance, and closed out the night with a pitch-perfect "Fight Song" that had the crowd fired up and ready to go. She also said Trump reminded her of her character in the "Hunger Games," and hinted he may be wearing a wig. Avery Jessup would not approve.
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With the Democratic Convention already half over, TheWrap is ranking the speeches so far. Too many people took the podium for us to include them all, so we're only rating the most memorable.
