Ariana Greenblatt (65, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t), Ella Purnell (“Fallout” “Yellowjackets”), and Billy Magnussen (Road House, Velvet Buzzsaw) are set to star in Hot Ted, a killer teen comedy described as “Mean Girls meets American Psycho.” Hot Ted will mark the feature directorial debut by SNL alumni Hannah Levy. Grace McLeod wrote the screenplay. In […]
Ariana Greenblatt (65, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t), Ella Purnell (“Fallout” “Yellowjackets”), and Billy Magnussen (Road House, Velvet Buzzsaw) are set to star in Hot Ted, a killer teen comedy described as “Mean Girls meets American Psycho.”
Hot Ted will mark the feature directorial debut by SNL alumni Hannah Levy. Grace McLeod wrote the screenplay.
In the film, “When 16-year-old true-crime podcast enthusiast Zoe’s (Greenblatt) parents send her to Camp Shady Pines for the summer against her will, she’s the immediate black sheep of the Beaver Cabin. The summer takes a turn when their bunk counselor Liz doesn’t arrive for breakfast one morning, and Zoe’s counselor crush Amy (Purnell) tells everyone Liz had to leave for a “family emergency.” But Zoe doesn’t buy it – and is convinced that hunky counselor Ted (Magnussen) is behind Liz’s disappearance. Ted’s got all the hallmarks of a classic serial killer: he’s not on social media, he owns a van, and he’s a little too nice to everyone. But is Ted a murderer, or is he just hot as hell? It’s up to Zoe and the Beavers to investigate the truth: is Hot Ted really a serial killer or is he just, like… the perfect guy?”
“Hot Ted is a psychosexual thriller as imagined by virgins. Mean Girls meets American Psycho,” said director Hannah Levy. “This is the movie I’ve been dreaming to make– a reinvention of the camp comedy that speaks to being a teenager right now and always.”
The campy teen comedy is produced by Magnussen, Shane Andries, and Anne Hollister for HappyBad Bungalow (Coup!) and Javier Chapa and Phillip Braun for Mucho Mas (Rosario, The Long Game) and Purnell (“Sweetpea”). Morgan Cano-Long and Robert Muñoz will executive produce for Mucho Mas. Protagonist’s Bishop, James Pugh and George Hamilton serve as executive producers.
“It doesn’t get fresher than this—sharp, hilarious, and a wildly original spin on the genre,” said Bishop. “ nails that chaotic, cringey moment when childhood fades and adulthood crashes in. With a killer cast led by Billy, Ariana, and Ella, this one’s got ‘instant classic’ written all over it.”
