In anticipation of its debut at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival on September 9,Huluhas released the first trailer for theupcoming comedy filmQuiz Ladystarring Awkwafina and Sandra Oh as two sisters on a quest to save a dog and their family. The movie will be available in the US through Hulu on November 3, with Disney+ and Star+ releasing it for the rest of the world. You can check out the newly released trailer and poster forQuiz Ladybelow.
The story follows Anne, a woman who is obsessed with game shows (Awkwafina) and her disastrous sister, Jenny (Oh), who are forced to work together in order to pay her mother’s gambling bets. When Anne’s dog is suddenly kidnapped, they’ll have to travel across the country to get the money they need to pay and put their lives back in order, doing the only thing they know can actually work: use Anne’s skills for game shows.
Quiz Ladystars a stellar ennsemble castthat includes Jason Schwartzman, Holland Taylor, Tony Hale, and Will Ferrell, and is directed by Jessica Yu from a script written by Jen D’Angelo. The movie is produced by Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Maggie Haskins, Itay Reiss, Jen D’Angelo, Awkwafina, and Sandra Oh.
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Awkwafina & Sandra Oh Unite for Quiz Lady
Both Awkwafina and Sandra Oh have made a name for themselves within the industry, collecting some very interesting titles in their respective filmographies. After the ending ofKilling Evelast year, one of her most acclaimed projects,Sandra Ohhas not stopped. She has mostly lent her voice to characters in big productions like Pixar’sTurning Red, Prime Video’sInvincible, Netflix’sThe Sandman, and Max’sGremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai. Last year she starred in Iris K. Shim horror filmUmma, while her next project is the dark comedy seriesThe Sympathizer,which is set to be released next year.
Awkwafina, for her part, has been even more busy than herQuiz Ladyco-star. This year only she starred in Universal Pictures' comedyRenfield, joining Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage in a modern and fun take on the relationship between Dracula and his assistant. She then played the part of Scuttle inThe Little Mermaid’s live-action remake, where she gets to sing her own song. She still has another major release set for this year besidesQuiz Lady,Illumination’s upcoming animated adventureMigration.
Next year, Awkwafina will join the world ofKung Fu Pandafor the fourth installment in the franchise. She will also lend her voice as an imaginary friend in John Krasinki’s comedyIF, which stars Ryan Reynolds leading the live-action cast, and brings together an incredible ensemble for the voice roles, including Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Steve Carell, Matt Damon Emily Blunt, Maya Rudolph, Vince Vaughn, Sam Rockwell, Sebastian Maniscalco, Christopher Meloni, Jon Stewart, and Richard Jenkins.
The actress is also expected to return to the MCU in the sequel forShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, but currently no official date has been set for either the start of production or release of the film.
