Portlandia creator Jonathan Krisel is directing a comedy titled Hey Bear with Mia Goth, Zach Galifianakis, and Dan Stevens (I’m Your Man) signed on to star.
Hey Bear marks Krisel’s directorial debut. The film was written by Carrie Kemper (Beef). Alix Madigan (Winter’s Bone) will produce. The film will be introduced to buyers at AFM, with HanWay Films handling international sales and WME Independent, and UTA Independent Film Group representing North America.
The film follows Claire (Goth), who has always led a life solely based on other people’s expectations. Married to Gregory (Stevens), she accommodates his desire to spend his life studying bears in Glacier National Park, even though it means months away from him at a time. During one of her visits, a grizzly bear, nicknamed Mr. Cranky by Gregory, mauls him to death. After being told by the park rangers that Mr. Cranky was euthanized, Claire finds out that the bear has merely been transported to another national park and is living his best life.
The usually meek Claire makes up her mind to exact revenge on the bear. She teams up with socially awkward park ranger Putt (Galifianakis) to assassinate Mr. Cranky, but Putt has his own murky motivations for joining her. With death and truth lurking around every tree, Claire’s desperate, grief-fueled mission takes her on an ultimately uplifting journey of empowerment and self-discovery.
Executive producers are Carrie Kemper and Danica Radovanov.
Discussing the film, Gabrielle Stewart, CEO of HanWay Films, said: “There is nothing more thrilling than coming across a project that breaks barriers in terms of originality. As absurd and crazy as the premise of this story is, you always fully connect and empathize with Claire’s journey as she figures out how, out of grief, to take ownership of her life again. Mia Goth, Dan Stevens, and Zach Galifianakis are the dream team to make us laugh, feel, and gasp with shock and horror.”
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