Vince Vaughn To Topline Stephen Chbosky Comedy ‘Nonnas’; Susan Sarandon, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, Brenda Vaccaro & Linda Cardellini Among Others SetBy Matt GrobarVince Vaughn (
Bad Monkey) will topline
Nonnas, an original comedy that Stephen Chbosky (
Wonder) has been tapped to direct for Fifth Season (
80 for Brady), 1Community (
Just Mercy) and Madison Wells (
The Eyes of Tammy Faye).
Among those joining Vaughn in the film, which wrapped production last month in New Jersey, are Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon (
Blue Beetle) and Academy Award nominees Lorraine Bracco (
Goodfellas), Talia Shire (
Megalopolis) and Brenda Vaccaro (
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood). Others in the cast include Emmy nominee Linda Cardellini (
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Brokeback Mountain), Emmy winner Drea De Matteo (
The Sopranos), Joe Manganiello (
The Kill Room), Michael Rispoli (
Power Book III: Raising Kanan) and Campbell Scott (
Jurassic World Dominion).
Written by Liz Maccie
(Siren, A Loud House Christmas),
Nonnas is based on the true story of Brooklyn native Joe Scaravella (Vaughn), who, after losing his beloved mother, realizes he’s wasted time as a single man at a dead-end job and yearns for a second chance at life. Motivated by his Italian mother’s love of cooking, but with no culinary experience and dwindling funds, he opens a restaurant unlike any other by hiring the most unlikely team of chefs — one consisting of grandmothers.
Italian nonnas make their Sunday dinners every day of the week (except Christmas and Easter) for anyone who needs to feel at home. Joe finds a new purpose, community and love interest (Cardellini) in the process, and, along with the nonnas, discovers it’s never too late to start again.
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