Deadline has brought word that The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s Emmy-winning lead Rachel Brosnahan has signed on to co-star in the upcoming sci-fi comedy Distant alongside In the Heights star Anthony Ramos.
He will next be seen in In the Heights and heard in the DreamWorks sequel Trolls World Tour, which is set to hit theaters in April.
Speck and Gordon have worked together for years, co-directing the hit Will Ferrell and Jon Heder-starring ice-skating comedy Blades of Glory and the ensemble Christmas party comedy Office Christmas Comedy, as well as helming two episodes of Netflix’s Will Arnett-led Flaked.
Distant will be produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones (Midnight Special), Fred Berger (La La Land) and Anna Halberg (Extinction), with Speck and Gordon set to executive produce alongside Speck, Gordon, Jonathan Rothbart, and Matt Hirsch, with Kevin Vafi co-producing.