They shared the screen in Jumanji: The Next Level, and Awkwafina and Karen Gillan are looking to reunite for a new action comedy. They're attached to the film, currently called Shelly.
Michael Doneger and Liz Storm wrote the script, which takes place a decade after an embarrassing prom prank ran Shelly Wheeler (Awkwafina) out of town and so hardened her heart that she became an ice-cold hit-woman. Revenge threatens to be sweet when she learns her next target is her former high school tormentor, Dianna Park (Gillan). But when Dianna unexpectedly befriends Shelly, the assassin finds herself in with the cool crowd, protecting her old nemesis against another hit crew hired to kill them both... According to Deadline, the pitch on this one is TV's Barry meets Mean Girls.
Jude Weng, a veteran of shows such as The Good Place, Black-ish and iZombie is on to direct the film, which is at an early stage with no studio home. But it's being touted around Hollywood and seems sure to find a place soon. Of course, after that, the big question might be when it'll shoot, but studios are hopeful that productions can start to gear up again before too long.