The Vine: Broderick, Parker sweet on 'Candy'
'Candy' couple
March 15, 2004
Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker aren't afraid of "Strangers With Candy." The couple have agreed to star in a feature film based on the Comedy Central series, their respective reps have confirmed. Their attachment comes as a result of a close friendship with Amy Sedaris, the co-creator and star of the cult series. There is no formal deal for Broderick and Parker, and it is still unclear what characters they will be playing. Filming of the project, which is being produced by Mark Roberts and Lorena David, is set to start in June in New York City. The show starred Sedaris alongside fellow co-creators Paul Dinello and Stephen Colbert and aired for three seasons on Comedy Central beginning in 1999. It is a dark satire of moralistic afterschool specials starring Sedaris as Jerri, a frumpy and unattractive outcast who returned to high school after 30 years of hard living on the streets and in prison. However, the rough times don't end at school as, while trying to shed her immoral past, she's forced to mix and mingle with kids who are hipper, more beautiful and more popular than she is. Sedaris, Dinello and Colbert are writing the script with a director to be announced shortly. Sedaris previously teamed with Parker on "Sex and the City," playing Carrie Bradshaw's editor. Broderick is repped by CAA and 3 Arts Entertainment. Parker is repped by CAA.
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