Charlie Day To Star In Dark Comedy ‘Kill Me’ For XYZ Films, Dark Horse Entertainment & Director Peter Warren

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EXCLUSIVE: Super Mario Bros. Movie and It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia star Charlie Day has been set to lead cast in dark comedy Kill Me, which is being directed and written by Peter Warren (The Auteur).

Pic is produced by XYZ Films (Mandy), Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg for Hellboy and The Umbrella Academy outfit Dark Horse Entertainment, Charlie Day and Peter Warren, and is executive-produced by Paul Schwake and Kasey Adler for Dark Horse. The film is financed by XYZ Films, who will also be handling worldwide sales.

Day is best known for the iconic role of Charlie in It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, which is among the longest running live-action comedy series on TV as well as for roles in features The Super Mario Bros., Horrible Bosses, The Lego Movie and more recently Fool’s Paradise, which he wrote, directed and starred in.

Screenwriter and showrunner Peter Warren is currently adapting the Incal comic book series into a sci-fi franchise, with Taika Waititi directing and Jemaine Clement co-scripting. He has written features for Fox, Universal, Warner Bros., and STX. In TV, he co-created The Auteur with Taika Waititi for Showtime and with Jude Law attached to star, and is also creating and showrunning Bobby Royal for Amazon and Lionsgate. As a staffer, he most recently worked on Paramount+’s Halo and Amazon’s upcoming Nightbeast.

“When we first read Peter Warren’s script, we were impressed with his honest portrayal of depression and mental health, while still delivering a great mystery with plenty of humor. Charlie Day, with his skill at balancing the fragility of the human experience with incredible comedic energy, is the perfect person to anchor this ‘two-hander.’ We couldn’t be more excited about working on this film with our friends at XYZ,” said producer Mike Richardson, founder of Dark Horse, publisher of The Mask Timecop and The Umbrella Academy comics, and producer on those screen adaptations.

“We knew the moment we read this wonderful and hilarious script from Peter Warren that it has the potential to find a wide reaching audience. Charlie Day was born to play the role of Jimmy, and we can’t wait to bring this film to life next year with our friends over at Dark Horse Entertainment,” added XYZ Films.

Day is represented by CAA, 3 Arts Entertainment and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern. Warren is repped WME Entertainment and Manage-ment.