Emma Stone Outfit Fruit Tree Lands First Look at Universal

Since launching in 2020, Emma Stone and Dave McCary’s manufacturing outfit has logged some spectacular credit, together with break-out thriller I Noticed the TV Glow and awards hopeful A Actual Ache. Now, the corporate is placing down roots with a first-look movie deal at Common.

Stone and McCary run Fruit Tree with exec Ali Herting. The outfit has backed movies that star the Oscar-winning actress, together with Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Issues, in addition to initiatives from a wide range of filmmakers like Julio Torres, who not too long ago made his function directorial debut with Problemista. On the TV entrance, the corporate was behind Showtime collection The Curse, with each Stone and McCary government producing.

“I’ve lengthy admired Emma’s versatility as an actress, fearlessly embodying each function. Paired with Dave’s distinctive comedic voice and artistic instincts, we’ve seen the unimaginable work they’ve achieved collectively. We’re thrilled to assist the artistic ambition and imaginative and prescient that Emma and Dave will proceed to carry to initiatives behind the digicam,” mentioned NBCUniversal chairman Donna Langley.

“Fruit Tree was based with a ardour for supporting bold filmmakers and daring storytelling. Working with the superb staff at Common permits us to push these boundaries even additional. We couldn’t be extra grateful to Donna, Peter, and Erik for his or her partnership, and we’re wanting ahead to what the long run holds collectively,” mentioned Stone and McCary.

Fruit Tree is behind Lanthimos and Stone’s subsequent function Bugonia, which is at Focus Options, and The Yogurt Store Murders, a documentary collection directed by Margaret Brown for HBO.