Paramount’s new genre label, Paramount Primal, has picked up R-Rated comedy project, Boys for Life, after a competitive bidding war. An April 9, 2027 theatrical release has been set for the project which is already rolling cameras.
The Tyler Falbo directed, produced movie which he co-wrote with Max Barrett. Falbo gained traction in the comedy scene with indie shorts and Almost Friday TV sketches on YouTube. The filmmaker is known for his dark, irreverent humor with a twist-storytelling. He sold the original series to FX, Last Night Was a movie, that he created and will direct. Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda are showrunning that show.
Additionally, Paramount Primal has tapped Galen Core to produce alongside Falbo on Boys for Life. Core’s credits include A24’s Club Kid and Mubi’s Lurker.
Yesterday, Paramount Primal, which is spearheaded by former BoulderLight duo, J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules, announced that it secured the rights to the original screenplay of Nightmare on Elm Street from the Wes Craven estate. A remake is in development. Paramount Primal is dedicated to making smartly budgeted titles across horror, comedy, action and sci-fi.
With Boys for Life coming on the schedule, Paramount is shifting Teyana Taylor’s feature directorial debut, Get Lite, from April 9 next year to Aug. 20, 2027. The pic’s dance film spirit lends to a summer release date, we’re told. Storm Reid stars in the story of a talented, but sheltered, dance student who finds inspiration, love, and family in the last place he expected: the subways of New York City. Producers are Kenya Barris, Anni Weisband (Khalabo Ink Society), Storm Reid, Robyn Simpson (A Seed & Wings Productions), Bill Karesh (OFFBRND), Courtney “Coco” Gilbert (The Aunties), and One Battle After Another Oscar nominee Taylor (The Aunties).