{"id":682266,"date":"2026-11-12T07:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/682266\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T07:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:02:16","slug":"iliza-shlesinger-chasing-summer-millennial-rom-com-sets-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/682266\/","title":{"rendered":"Iliza Shlesinger ‘Chasing Summer’ Millennial Rom-Com Sets Release Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tJosephine Decker<\/a>\u2018s Chasing Summer<\/a>, starring and written by Iliza Shlesinger<\/a>, has been acquired by Bob Yari<\/a>\u2018s Magenta Light Studios, which landed the U.S. and Canadian theatrical rights to the millennial rom-com that had its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year<\/a> and co-stars Tom Welling, Megan Mullally<\/a>, Lola Tung and Garrett Wareing.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe film, which also screened at this year\u2019s SXSW, is set to hit theaters on April 16, 2027.<\/p>\n

\n\tChasing Summer follows Shlesinger\u2019s Jamie as she returns to her Texas hometown after losing her job and boyfriend. There, \u201cfriends and flings from a fateful high school summer<\/a> turn her life upside down,\u201d according to the logline.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis movie got made because so many talented people brought something special to set everyday,\u201d Shlesinger said in a statement. \u201cWhen we saw the crowd\u2019s reaction at Sundance, we knew this film needed to be in theaters to be felt properly, and Magenta believed in that as well. We can\u2019t wait for everyone to finally see it. This is the moment we have all been waiting for!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDecker added, \u201cI love Iliza\u2019s middle-aged coming of age tale, and I think our protagonist Jamie\u2019s explorations of pleasure and power in Texas will resonate with anyone who ever went to high school! A huge thanks to our outstanding cast and crew and to Magenta Light and our producing team. We had a glorious time shooting the film and have been bowled over by audience reactions. I had been dying to make a comedy and am thrilled to share this film with the world!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe cast of Chasing Summer also includes Cassidy Freeman, Aimee Garcia, Jeff Perry and David Casta\u00f1eda. The film is produced by Shlesinger, Rob Guillermo, Ray Maiello, Nihaar Sinha, Houston King, Sam Pressman and Paula Paizes. Yari, Amanda Harvey, Bill Vergos and C.J. Vranca executive produce for Magenta Light Studios.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re excited to bring Chasing Summer to theaters across the U.S. and Canada,\u201d Yari said in a statement. \u201cWith Josephine Decker\u2019s unique vision and Iliza Shlesinger\u2019s sharp, heartfelt storytelling, the film is a funny and relatable journey that we know will resonate with audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe acquisition was negotiated by Vranca and Vergos for Magenta Light and Paizes of Pressman Film and Guillermo of Indus Valley Media on behalf of the filmmakers, with Remo Law as legal counsel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Josephine Decker\u2018s Chasing Summer, starring and written by Iliza Shlesinger, has been acquired by Bob Yari\u2018s Magenta Light…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":682267,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[243607,93,61,131058,60,131059,288510,270,59845,21212],"class_list":["post-682266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-bob-yari","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-iliza-shlesinger","tag-ireland","tag-josephine-decker","tag-megan-mullally","tag-movies","tag-sundance-2026","tag-sundance-film-festival"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=682266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/682267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=682266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=682266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=682266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}