Leslie Jones, Colin Jost to Star in ‘Baby Nurse’ for Universal
Comedy will be first film in Lorne Michaels’ new film deal with NBCUniversal
Beatrice Verhoeven | April 18, 2018 @ 12:16 PM
Last Updated: April 18, 2018 @ 12:26 PM
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Leslie Jones and Colin Jost will star in Universal’s “Baby Nurse,” the first film that Lorne Michaels will develop under his new pact with the studio, it was announced Wednesday.
“Baby Nurse” will follow a special agent assigned to the most humbling undercover role in the history of the FBI. Written by Austin Winsberg, Michaels will be produce alongside executive producer Jost.
On Wednesday, it was announced that Universal Pictures has entered into a first-look production agreement with the Emmy-winning producer and his Broadway Video. His long-time collaborator, Erin David, will oversee the film division.
Best known as the creator and executive producer of “Saturday Night Live,” Michaels is already part of the NBCUniversal branch. He is an executive producer of the Emmy-nominated “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night With Seth Meyers” on NBC, as well as IFC’s “Documentary Now!”, “Portlandia” and “30 Rock.”
“Lorne Michaels is already such a vital part of the NBCUniversal family, so we are thrilled to formalize our long standing relationship with him on the film side of his company,” said Peter Cramer, president of production at Universal. “We look forward to collaborating with Lorne and his fantastic team as he continues his unparalleled run of success in producing quality, all-audience entertainment.”
His film credits include serving as a producer on “Mean Girls,” “Baby Mama,” “Wayne’s World,” “Tommy Boy” and “Three Amigos,” the latter of which he produced and co-wrote with Steve Martin and Randy Newman. He has spent almost 30 years at Paramount Pictures with his films.
Additionally, Michaels renewed his television deals — he resigned multi-year agreements for “SNL” and extended his NBC primetime deal.
CAA and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman L.L.P represented Michaels and Broadway Video in the deal.
Leslie Jones: A Timeline of Her Rise to Celebrity
The hacking of "Ghostbusters" star Leslie Jones was a cruel low point in a career that has lately been all about successes. But Jones wasn't an overnight success. Here's a look at her career.
Funniest Person at Colorado State When Jones was 19, a friend entered her into a "Funniest Person on Campus" contest -- and she won. According to People, Jones left school to pursue comedy after winning.
Stand-Up Career In 1987, Jones had her first professional gig. She opened up for Jamie Foxx -- and bombed.
"Problem Child" In 2010, Jones released her first stand-up DVD. The hour-long show, which was taped in front of a live audience, received a 77 percent audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
No Black Comedians on "SNL" In 2013, SNL cast member, Kenan Thompson, said that the show didn't have any black women in the cast because in auditions they couldn't "find ones that are ready." Jones fired back: "There’s motherf—in’ three bitches I can call right now, goddammit, that will fill that spot."
"Saturday Night Live" In 2014, Jones joined the show. When she first auditioned in 2013, she was initially selected to be a writer.
"Top Five" Jones had a small part in Chris Rock's "Top Five," in which a few comedians hurl insults at each other. “That was the best scene in the movie, and Leslie was the best part of it,” Rock told the New Yorker.
"Ghostbusters" Jones starred in the all-female remake of the classic 1984 film. The announcement of the comedy was met with sexist comments criticizing the film for casting all women.
Milo Yiannopoulos Review A review by Breitbart's Milo Yiannopoulos criticized Jones' character for having “flat-as-a-pancake black stylings.” He was later banned from Twitter.
Twitter Attacks After the review, Twitter users began attacking the comedian with racist tweets. “OK, I have been called Apes, sent pics of their asses, even got a pic with semen on my face. I’m tryin to figure out what human means. I’m out,” wrote Jones.
Twitter Exit Following the slew of racist attacks, the comedian decided to leave the social media platform on July 18.
Twitter Comeback On July 21, Jones returned to Twitter.
Olympic Twitter Correspondant Jones' Twitter commentary landed her in Rio. NBC invited her to join their Olympics team and help cover the games.
Hacked This week, hackers took over the comedian's personal Tumblr website and posted nude photos, images of her passport and ID as well as her phone number and password to her Twitter account.
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How the “SNL” and “Ghostbusters” actress became a star
The hacking of "Ghostbusters" star Leslie Jones was a cruel low point in a career that has lately been all about successes. But Jones wasn't an overnight success. Here's a look at her career.
