I Am Chippendales movie production status is currently Pre-Production
August 1, 2021 • Key talent and film crew being hired; budgeting, preparing and planning of production schedule; approving final shooting script New Regency has boarded the film to co-produce and finance.
Who's Involved:
Plot: What's the story about?
Steve Banerjee, an immigrant goest from pumping gas in Culver City to running a high-end nightclub that evolves into Chippendales. As the male stripper concept beomes a phenomenon in the 1980s at the height of the women’s lib movement, Banerjee is consumed by excess and competition. After hiring a New York choreographer to polish the all-male dance troupe, Banerjee beomes wildly rich, and just as paranoid. Banerjee hires a hit man to murder the choreographer when negotiations go sour. After being arrested, Banerjee dies in jail awaiting trial.
modified plot formulation from deadline.com
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Who stars in I Am Chippendales: Cast List
Ben Stiller ... Nick DeNoia
Madagascar, The Watch
Dev Patel ... Steve Banerjee
Monkey Man, The Wedding Guest
Mufasa: The Lion King, The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Leap!, The Boxtrolls
Who's making I Am Chippendales: Crew List
A look at the I Am Chippendales behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Craig Gillespie last directed Dumb Money and Cruella. The film's writer Isaac Adamson last wrote 51 Dons and The Ice Twins.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Adam BrawerMichel Litvak
David Permut
Ben Stiller
Gary Michael Walters
Companies
Watch I Am Chippendales Trailers & Videos
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Production: What we know about I Am Chippendales?
Key Facts
- Lauren Blum and Rebecca Angelo are rewriting the script (8/1/2021).
- Dev Patel will topline the film (8/1/2021).
- Ben Stiller will play the choreographer Nick DeNoia, an Emmy-winning producer of children’s shows (Deadline.com, 7/17/17).
- Adaptation of the book by Rodney Sheldon. True story.
Filming Timeline
- 2021 - August: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
New Regency has boarded the film to co-produce and finance.
- 2019 - December: The film was set to Development status.
Production never started; reverted to development.
- 2014 - April: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2013 - September: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
The intention is to start shooting in January 2014 and casting is underway.
I Am Chippendales Release Date: When is the film coming out?
I Am Chippendales is coming out as a release To Be Announced (TBA). There are 9,433 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Rosie Project, Shrek 5 and The Woman in the Yard.