Lee is a passion project of Kate Winslet’s that she has been working on getting made for almost a decade.
Kate Winslet has shared how Samberg got the role.
Winslet called Samberg herself when they decided to cast him, and the first thing he said was “My mom’s gonna be so proud.”
And yet, the actor, who memorably was on Saturday Night Live for seven seasons and the star of Brooklyn Nine-Nine for eight seasons, is right there alongside Kate Winslet in Lee.