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Ricky Stanicky
Ricky Stanicky
Directed by	Peter Farrelly
Written by	Brian Jarvis; James L. Freeman; Peter Farrelly; Jeffrey Bushell; Steve Oedekerk;
Produced by	Paul Currie; John Jacobs; Thorsten Schumacher;
Starring	Zac Efron; John Cena; Jermaine Fowler; William H. Macy; Anja Savcic; Andrew Santino; Lex Scott Davis;
Cinematography	John Brawley
Edited by	Patrick J. Don Vito
Production; companies	Footloose Productions; Michael De Luca Productions; Rocket Science; Smart Entertainment;
Distributed by	Amazon Studios
Country	United States
Language	English

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Ricky Stanicky is an upcoming comedy film directed by Peter Farrelly and starring Zac Efron, John Cena, and Jermaine Fowler. It is scheduled to be released on Prime Video.

Plot

Ricky Stanicky is the name of an imaginary character invented by three longtime friends, as someone to blame for their misbehavior over the past two decades. When their partners become suspicious and demand to meet Stanicky, they decide to hire a washed-up actor to bring the character to life.^[1]

Cast

Production

Development

On May 20, 2010, it was reported that James Franco was attached to play the title role in Ricky Stanicky, with the screenplay written by Jeffrey Bushell, and Summit Entertainment negotiating to finance the film, to be produced by Michael De Luca and John Jacobs.^[2] Bushell's script had placed on the 2010 Black List of Best Unproduced Screenplays.^[3] In 2012, after Franco moved on from the role, it was briefly considered by Joaquin Phoenix, according to The Hollywood Reporter.^[4]

On April 9, 2013, it was reported that, after considering the role for about a year, Jim Carrey would star in Ricky Stanicky for Summit Entertainment, with Steve Oedekerk directing, Oedekerk rewriting the screenplay with Bushell, and De Luca and Jacobs producing.^[3]^[4]^[5]

On September 9, 2022, it was reported that Peter Farrelly would direct Ricky Stanicky in early 2023, and that he was in talks with Zac Efron and John Cena to star.^[6] The screenplay was written by Farrelly, Brian Jarvis, and James L. Freeman,^[7] based on an original spec script by Bushell and Oedekerk.^[8]

On February 1, 2023, it was reported that Amazon had acquired worldwide rights to the film, which would star Efron, Cena, and Jermaine Fowler.^[7] On February 7, 2023, it was reported that William H. Macy, Anja Savcic, Andrew Santino, and Lex Scott Davis had joined the cast.^[9] The film is produced by Paul Currie of Footloose Productions, Thorsten Schumacher of Rocket Science, and John Jacobs of Smart Entertainment.^[8]

Filming

Filming took place in Melbourne, Australia, in February and March 2023, with Melbourne doubling for Providence, Rhode Island.^[1]^[10] The film received financial support from Australia's Location Incentive and Victorian Screen Incentive programs.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Tulich, Katherine (2 February 2023). "Prime Video Takes World Rights on Peter Farrelly's 'Ricky Stanicky,' Now Shooting in Melbourne". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^ Fleming, Mike (20 May 2010). "James Franco Adds Summit Comedy 'Ricky Stanicky' To Varied Dance Card". Deadline. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b Jagernauth, Kevin (9 April 2013). "Jim Carrey To Star In Former James Franco Project & Black List Approved Comedy 'Ricky Stanicky'". Indiewire. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b Kit, Borys (9 April 2013). "Jim Carrey to Star in Summit Comedy 'Ricky Stanicky'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^ Fleming, Mike (9 April 2013). "After Deliberating A Year, Jim Carrey Finally Doing 'Ricky Stanicky'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^ Fleming, Mike (9 September 2022). "Peter Farrelly In Talks With Zac Efron, John Cena For R-Rated Comedy 'Ricky Stanicky'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b D'Alessandro, Anthony (1 February 2023). "Prime Video Picks Up Peter Farrelly's 'Ricky Stanicky' Starring Zac Efron & John Cena; Jermaine Fowler Joins Cast". Deadline. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b Vlessing, Etan (1 February 2023). "Prime Video Nabs Peter Farrelly Comedy 'Ricky Stanicky'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^ Cordero, Rosy (7 February 2023). "'Ricky Stanicky' Rounds Out Cast With William H. Macy, Anja Savcic, Andrew Santino & Lex Scott Davis". Deadline. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
^ Slatter, Sean (31 January 2023). "Peter Farrelly's 'Ricky Stanicky' to commence filming in Melbourne with Zac Efron, John Cena". IF. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

External links

Ricky Stanicky at IMDb

[variety1-1] Tulich, Katherine (2 February 2023). "Prime Video Takes World Rights on Peter Farrelly's 'Ricky Stanicky,' Now Shooting in Melbourne". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[2] Fleming, Mike (20 May 2010). "James Franco Adds Summit Comedy 'Ricky Stanicky' To Varied Dance Card". Deadline. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[indiewire-3] Jagernauth, Kevin (9 April 2013). "Jim Carrey To Star In Former James Franco Project & Black List Approved Comedy 'Ricky Stanicky'". Indiewire. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[thr-4] Kit, Borys (9 April 2013). "Jim Carrey to Star in Summit Comedy 'Ricky Stanicky'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[5] Fleming, Mike (9 April 2013). "After Deliberating A Year, Jim Carrey Finally Doing 'Ricky Stanicky'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[6] Fleming, Mike (9 September 2022). "Peter Farrelly In Talks With Zac Efron, John Cena For R-Rated Comedy 'Ricky Stanicky'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[deadline1-7] D'Alessandro, Anthony (1 February 2023). "Prime Video Picks Up Peter Farrelly's 'Ricky Stanicky' Starring Zac Efron & John Cena; Jermaine Fowler Joins Cast". Deadline. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[thr2-8] Vlessing, Etan (1 February 2023). "Prime Video Nabs Peter Farrelly Comedy 'Ricky Stanicky'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[9] Cordero, Rosy (7 February 2023). "'Ricky Stanicky' Rounds Out Cast With William H. Macy, Anja Savcic, Andrew Santino & Lex Scott Davis". Deadline. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[10] Slatter, Sean (31 January 2023). "Peter Farrelly's 'Ricky Stanicky' to commence filming in Melbourne with Zac Efron, John Cena". IF. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

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+===Development===
 On May 20, 2010, it was reported that [[James Franco]] was attached to play the title role in ''Ricky Stanicky'', with the screenplay written by [[Jeffrey Bushell]], and [[Summit Entertainment]] negotiating to finance the film, to be produced by [[Michael De Luca]] and [[John Jacobs (producer)|John Jacobs]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike |title=James Franco Adds Summit Comedy 'Ricky Stanicky' To Varied Dance Card |url=https://deadline.com/2010/05/james-franco-adds-summit-comedy-ricky-stinicky-to-varied-dance-card-43087/ |access-date=9 June 2023 |publisher=Deadline |date=20 May 2010 |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609130900/https://deadline.com/2010/05/james-franco-adds-summit-comedy-ricky-stinicky-to-varied-dance-card-43087/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Bushell's script had placed on the 2010 [[The Black List (survey)|Black List of Best Unproduced Screenplays]].<ref name="indiewire">{{cite news |last1=Jagernauth |first1=Kevin |title=Jim Carrey To Star In Former James Franco Project & Black List Approved Comedy 'Ricky Stanicky' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/jim-carrey-to-star-in-former-james-franco-project-black-list-approved-comedy-ricky-stanicky-99608/ |access-date=9 June 2023 |publisher=Indiewire |date=9 April 2013 |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609130901/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/jim-carrey-to-star-in-former-james-franco-project-black-list-approved-comedy-ricky-stanicky-99608/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, after Franco moved on from the role, it was briefly considered by [[Joaquin Phoenix]], according to ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.<ref name="thr">{{cite news |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title=Jim Carrey to Star in Summit Comedy 'Ricky Stanicky' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jim-carrey-star-summit-comedy-435601/ |access-date=9 June 2023 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=9 April 2013 |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609130900/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jim-carrey-star-summit-comedy-435601/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 On April 9, 2013, it was reported that, after considering the role for about a year, [[Jim Carrey]] would star in ''Ricky Stanicky'' for Summit Entertainment, with [[Steve Oedekerk]] directing, Oedekerk rewriting the screenplay with Bushell, and De Luca and Jacobs producing.<ref name="indiewire"/><ref name="thr"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike |title=After Deliberating A Year, Jim Carrey Finally Doing 'Ricky Stanicky' |url=https://deadline.com/2013/04/after-deliberating-a-year-jim-carrey-finally-doing-ricky-stanicky-471435/ |access-date=9 June 2023 |publisher=Deadline |date=9 April 2013 |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609130900/https://deadline.com/2013/04/after-deliberating-a-year-jim-carrey-finally-doing-ricky-stanicky-471435/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
-==Production==
 On September 9, 2022, it was reported that [[Peter Farrelly]] would direct ''Ricky Stanicky'' in early 2023, and that he was in talks with [[Zac Efron]] and [[John Cena]] to star.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike |title=Peter Farrelly In Talks With Zac Efron, John Cena For R-Rated Comedy 'Ricky Stanicky' |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/peter-farrelly-talks-zac-efron-john-cena-r-rated-comedy-ricky-stanicky-1235112999/ |access-date=9 June 2023 |publisher=Deadline |date=9 September 2022 |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609125749/https://deadline.com/2022/09/peter-farrelly-talks-zac-efron-john-cena-r-rated-comedy-ricky-stanicky-1235112999/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The screenplay was written by Farrelly, Brian Jarvis, and James L. Freeman,<ref name="deadline1">{{cite news |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=Prime Video Picks Up Peter Farrelly's 'Ricky Stanicky' Starring Zac Efron & John Cena; Jermaine Fowler Joins Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/john-cena-zac-efron-amazon-ricky-stanicky-jermaine-fowler-1235246693/ |access-date=9 June 2023 |publisher=Deadline |date=1 February 2023 |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609125750/https://deadline.com/2023/02/john-cena-zac-efron-amazon-ricky-stanicky-jermaine-fowler-1235246693/ |url-status=live }}</ref> based on an original spec script by Bushell and Oedekerk.<ref name="thr2">{{cite news |last1=Vlessing |first1=Etan |title=Prime Video Nabs Peter Farrelly Comedy 'Ricky Stanicky' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/prime-video-peter-farrelly-comedy-ricky-stanicky-1235315536/ |access-date=9 June 2023 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=1 February 2023 |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609130859/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/prime-video-peter-farrelly-comedy-ricky-stanicky-1235315536/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 On February 1, 2023, it was reported that [[Amazon Studios|Amazon]] had acquired worldwide rights to the film, which would star Efron, Cena, and [[Jermaine Fowler]].<ref name="deadline1"/> On February 7, 2023, it was reported that [[William H. Macy]], Anja Savcic, [[Andrew Santino]], and [[Lex Scott Davis]] had joined the cast.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cordero |first1=Rosy |title='Ricky Stanicky' Rounds Out Cast With William H. Macy, Anja Savcic, Andrew Santino & Lex Scott Davis |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/ricky-stanicky-cast-william-h-macy-anja-savcic-andrew-santino-lex-scott-davis-1235252223/ |access-date=9 June 2023 |publisher=Deadline |date=7 February 2023 |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329172946/https://deadline.com/2023/02/ricky-stanicky-cast-william-h-macy-anja-savcic-andrew-santino-lex-scott-davis-1235252223/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film is produced by [[Paul Currie (director)|Paul Currie]] of Footloose Productions, Thorsten Schumacher of Rocket Science, and [[John Jacobs (producer)|John Jacobs]] of Smart Entertainment.<ref name="thr2"/>
+===Filming===
 Filming took place in [[Melbourne, Australia]], in February and March 2023, with Melbourne doubling for [[Providence, Rhode Island]].<ref name="variety1"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Slatter |first1=Sean |title=Peter Farrelly's 'Ricky Stanicky' to commence filming in Melbourne with Zac Efron, John Cena |url=https://if.com.au/peter-farrellys-ricky-stanicky-to-commence-filming-in-melbourne-with-zac-efron-john-cena/ |access-date=9 June 2023 |publisher=IF |date=31 January 2023 |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609125750/https://if.com.au/peter-farrellys-ricky-stanicky-to-commence-filming-in-melbourne-with-zac-efron-john-cena/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film received financial support from Australia's Location Incentive and Victorian Screen Incentive programs.<ref name="variety1"/>

v t e Films directed by the Farrelly brothers
Peter Farrelly Bobby Farrelly
Together	Dumb and Dumber (1994; Bobby uncredited) Kingpin (1996) There's Something About Mary (1998) Me, Myself & Irene (2000) Osmosis Jones (2001) Shallow Hal (2001) Stuck on You (2003) Fever Pitch (2005) The Heartbreak Kid (2007) Hall Pass (2011) The Three Stooges (2012) Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
Peter only	Movie 43 (2013) Green Book (2018) The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022) Ricky Stanicky (2024) Balls Up (TBA)
Bobby only	Champions (2023) Dear Santa (TBA)