Sunrise Films and Vertigo Releasing announced that their upcoming musical comedy THE DEB, directed by Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect, Bridesmaids), marking her long-awaited debut behind the camera will arrive on major US digital platforms on August 25th and digitally in the UK on August 24th.
The film stars Natalie Abbott (A Perfect Pairing, Aftertaste), Charlotte MacInnes (North Shore), emerging actor/singer Stevie Jean, Tara Morice (Strictly Ballroom), actor/writer Steph Tisdell, award-winning actor Shane Jacobson (Kenny, The Bourne Legacy), and Rebel Wilson herself appearing in a scene-stealing supporting role.
Based on the acclaimed stage musical by writer Hannah Reilly, THE DEB features original songs by Meg Washington, and choreography by Emmy winner Rob Ashford (“The 81st Academy Awards,” Thoroughly Modern Millie, Evita, Cinderella).
It follows Taylah Simpkins (Abbott), a loveable farm girl and high school outcast who is convinced that the upcoming Debutante Ball — “the Deb” — is her one shot at reinventing herself. When her sharp-tongued city cousin Maeve (MacInnes) is exiled to Taylah’s drought-stricken town of Dunburn, she’s got one opinion about the ball: it’s a “heteronormative shit-show.” As the two cousins collide and reluctantly conspire, they discover that the path to the spotlight runs straight through the messy truth of who they really are.
THE DEB premiered as the Closing Night Gala of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival to high acclaim.