{"id":806103,"date":"2026-08-07T20:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/806103\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:58:11","slug":"davine-joy-randolph-to-star-in-dark-comedy-dedicated-to-morris-burke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/806103\/","title":{"rendered":"Da’Vine Joy Randolph to Star in Dark Comedy Dedicated to Morris Burke"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tDa\u2019Vine Joy Randolph has signed on to star in director Will Ropp<\/a>\u2019s indie dark comedy \u201cDedicated to Morris Burke.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Oscar winner plays Judy Brooks, who discovers that the final novel of her late best-selling author husband isn\u2019t dedicated to her like all the others. Instead, it\u2019s dedicated to a man named Morris Burke. Judy pushes her grieving, as well as her son Lucas, to the side as she becomes consumed by trying to find out who Morris Burke is.<\/p>\n

\n\tRounding out the cast are Kate McKinnon, Amy Sedaris, Janeane Garofalo, Alison Pill, Andrew Rannells, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jack Alberts, Brian d\u2019Arcy James, Holmes, Tyrik Johnson and Lauren Mei.<\/p>\n

\n\tProduction began in late July in New York City.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis film explores the fine line between tragedy and comedy; what it means to lose someone you love, and whether there\u2019s even a \u2018right\u2019 approach to dealing with grief,\u201d Ropp exclusively told me in a statement Friday. \u201cI couldn\u2019t be more excited for Da\u2019Vine to be leading this stellar cast. She\u2019s the perfect actor to bring this heartbreaking, hilarious and complicated character to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe film, written by Jeremy Leder, marks Ropp\u2019s sophomore directorial feature following his debut with the coming-of-age comedy \u201cBrian.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDedicated to Morris Burke\u201d is being produced by Andy Horwitz (\u201cSuicide Squad,\u201d \u201cAmerican Hustle\u201d) for Big Swell Entertainment, Casey Hanley (\u201cBrian,\u201d \u201cPsyche\u201d) for Act 4 Artists, Omri Bezalel (\u201cListen,\u201d \u201cJamie Marks is Dead\u201d) for Big Swell Entertainment, Will Ropp for Endless Ropportunities and Bunny Productions.<\/p>\n

\n\tUTA Independent Film Group is representing global sales for the film.<\/p>\n

\n\tRandolph is represented by CAA. Ropp is represented by Entertainment 360 & Gersh. McKinnon is represented by CAA & Artists First. Sedaris is represented by CAA and Untitled. Garafolo is represented by Gersh. Henderson is represented by Stewart Talent & EKG Talent Group. Pill is represented by The Burstein Company and Gersh. Rannells is represented by CAA and Untitled. James is represented by Gersh. Holmes is represented by CAA, Artists First, Felker McGinnis & Ryan LLP, and Viewpoint. Johnson is represented by Paradigm, Forward the Agency and Play Management. Mei is represented by CESD & Authentic. Leder is represented by Gersh and Bellevue Productions. Horwitz is represented by UTA.<\/p>\n

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