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The 'Pitch Perfect' star will also star in and produce the feature, a stranger-than-fiction true story based on Cheryl Bradshaw, a bachelorette on the hit '70s TV matchmaking show 'The Dating Game.'

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00:00Anna Kendrick is set to make her directorial debut with the true-life thriller The Dating Game.

00:05The pitch-perfect actress will both direct and star in the film from a blacklist script by Ian

00:10McDonald. Kendrick will portray Cheryl Bradshaw, a bachelorette candidate on the hit 70s TV matchmaking

00:16show The Dating Game, who picked the funny and handsome bachelor number one, Rodney. But Bradshaw's

00:21fairytale date takes a terrifying turn when The Bachelor drops his charming facade to reveal the

00:26truth. He's in fact a psychopathic serial killer. The film is based on a true story and is described

00:32as a tale that's stranger than fiction. It's currently in pre-production with principal

00:36photography set for late October. Additional casting is ongoing. Kendrick said,

00:41I've loved this script from the moment I read it. And while I was obviously thrilled to be playing

00:45the character of Cheryl, I felt so connected to the story, the tone, and the themes around gender

00:50and intimacy that when the opportunity came up to direct the film, I jumped at it. It feels meant to

00:55be. For more on this story and the latest movie news, go to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter

01:01News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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