Michelle to star in Oh. What. Fun from Michael Showalter.

Finally a new project and not what we were expecting. Exciting to see her work with Michael Showalter.

What great news!!!!! I’m a fan of Showalter’s work so this is exciting!!

If it's a Christmas film and not filming until Summer, I imagine, we'll have to wait until Christmas 2025 which is a bit of a bummer.

The short story is available for free on Amazon and audible (with subscriptions, of course) if anyone is interested.

She confirmed it on her Instagram stories, so looks like it's definitely happening.

This one sounds like prime golden globes material. Wow, imagine if this and Sylvia were both globes-worthy performances like Streep had with Julie & Julia and It’s Complicated back in 2009!!

In an ideal world, we’d get 3 Michelle movies in 2025 with Wild Four O’ Clocks, Sylvia’s Second Act, and Oh. What. Fun. Realistically, we’ll maybe get 2, but today’s news says to me that we’ll at least get one.

I would LOVE if we’d get one of these in 2024, but as a pfan, I’ll take what I can get

I trust Showalter, but yea, I’m hoping we don’t get any of that hallmark nonsense lol

I’m planning on reading the short story at some point. Hopefully that’ll provide some clarification on the tone of it.

I don't think we can rule out the Yellowstone rumors just yet. That Puck seems to have insider knowledge. Maybe Michelle is starting on that after this. Guess we'll need to wait and see. 

I'm just glad we finally have a new project announcement. 

If this were on Netflix, I’d be worried since their Christmas movies definitely skew more Hallmark territory. I think the fact that is gonna be under the MGM branch of Amazon prime (along with Showalter’s previous track record), we can hopefully avoid any kind of hallmark schmaltz.

I’m excited for the comedy aspect of this since Showalter knows what makes a good laugh, but he also has a knack for telling human stories that don’t feel phony.

If anyone hasn’t before, I suggest checking out some of his following films:

Hello, My Name is Doris
The Big Sick
Spoiler Alert

That…was depressing 😂

Yes, but I think it’s mostly the way it was told. First off, it doesn’t feel right for a short story because so much happens that we don’t see. It just jumps from beginning to end with a little bit in the middle. This really woulda worked better as a novel. Second, it’s mostly told from the POV of the middle son, who comes across as kind of a jerk and a bit whiny. When the mom character does speak, she seems like something of a birdbrain. There’s also a twist in here that I just didn’t care for AT ALL and served no purpose whatsoever.

Showalter must’ve done some major expanding and retooling on the story when he adapted it into script form cuz the short story as written DOES NOT seem like something Michelle would say yes to.

I’m only one opinion though. Others should listen and see what they think. The audio version is less than an hour and a half long.

I started listening to this on Audible last night and...I was bored out of my mind. I'll give it another try this weekend, but what I did hear, was not that impressive. The script is likely way better.

Good for Pfeiffer booking another lead role. Now let’s see wait and see if it’s a good choice. Looking forward to seeing it.

Yea, realistically, I’m thinking we won’t see this until late 2025. But I’m okay with that. Waiting for a finished movie to be released is FAR easier than waiting for an announcement of ANY new project!!