Zac Efron, Jermaine Fowler and John Cena have been tapped to star in award-winning director Peter Farrelly’s new comedy Ricky Stanicky. The film, which marks a return to comedy for Farrelly, has started production in Melbourne, Queensland, Australia, and is set to stream worldwide on Amazon’s Prime Video service.
The film’s plot involves three friends who create a fictional character to get out of tricky situations, but are forced to hire an actor to play their friend when their significant others become suspicious of their behavior.
Fowler most recently starred in The Drop, a comedy series streaming on Hulu. He has also starred alongside Dakota Fanning in the comedy Am I Ok?, following his breakout role in Prime Video’s hit film Coming 2 America. Fowler also appeared in the critically acclaimed Judas and the Black Messiah. He can be seen in the upcoming Lionsgate comedy slasher The Blackening, which releases June 16.
