00:00Kay Cannon has come on board to direct the comedy 79ers,
00:03which is described as Goonies for Adults.
00:13Cannon is known for directing Blockers,
00:15Julie left her laptop open.
00:17You guys are sniffing on our kids?
00:18All emojis have a secret meaning.
00:20and for writing the Pitch Perfect movies.
00:22Mickey, you're so fine, you're so fine, you blow my mind, hey Mickey!
00:26Shorty, get down, good lord.
00:29Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's production company, Point Grey,
00:32and Will Ferrell's Gary Sanchez Productions
00:34have teamed up to produce the new movie,
00:36which centers on a group of estranged friends
00:38who are forced back together after 20 years
00:40to finish a treasure hunt they attempted as misfit teens,
00:43but never completed.
00:44Sounds like a grown-up version of the 1980s classic,
00:47The Goonies, right?
00:48Well, that's on purpose.
00:49The president of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group said,
00:52Kay is wonderful at capturing characters in situational conflict
00:55and is the perfect choice for this re-engineered coming-of-age comedy.
00:58I hope when we are finished with this film,
01:00it feels like Goonies for adults.
01:02Where you going?
01:08Rogen and Goldberg's production company, Point Grey,
01:10also produced Blockers, which was Canon's directorial debut.
01:14And Ferrell's Gary Sanchez Productions
01:16was behind the Daddy's Home movies,
01:18as well as Vice and Holmes and Watson.
01:20For more on this story, head to THR.com.
01:22Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News,
01:24I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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