Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening Will Cheat the Lottery in 'Jerry and Marge Go Large'
Don’t worry, they use the money for good!
Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening are set to star in the lottery comedy Jerry and Marge Go Large, which will be made for Paramount+, the streamer announced Monday.
The film tells the remarkable true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee (Cranston) discovered a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery. With the help of his wife, Marge (Bening), Jerry won $27 million dollars, and the Selbees used the money to revive their small Michigan town.
Oscar winner David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada) will direct from a script by Emmy nominee Brad Copeland (Arrested Development) that is based on a Huffington Post article by Jason Fagone. Oscar nominee Gil Netter (Life of Pi) will produce alongside Levantine Films and Amy Baer of MRC Film’s Landline Pictures banner, which counts Jerry and Marge Go Large as its first production. Netter developed and packaged the project with Tory Metzger and Renee Witt from Levantine Films, which also produced Best Picture nominee Hidden Figures, and production will start next month in Georgia.
