EXCLUSIVE: We can tell you first that Roadside Attractions has taken North American to the TIFF critically acclaimed Gia Coppola directed movie The Last Showgirl, starring Pamela Anderson in a career defining lead role.
The movie, which is a great 84% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with critics, takes audiences inside the glittering world of Las Vegas entertainment through the eyes of Shelley–as played by Anderson– a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.
Roadside Attractions Co-Presidents’ Howard Cohen and Eric d’Arbeloff remarked “Pamela Anderson will bring some much-needed stardust to the world of cinema this fall in Gia Coppola’s extraordinary film. We are thrilled to join our friends at Utopia to release this film into awards season.”
Utopia’s Robert Schwartzmann says “This has been a very special film since the beginning and continues to attract such incredible talent and collaborators. We couldn’t be more excited than to team up with the passionate and accomplished team at Roadside, who we will continue to build momentum with following our TIFF debut into our upcoming 2024 release.”
The Last Showgirl co-stars Oscar, SAG Award and Golden Globe winner Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once, Knives Out, The Bear) as Shelley’s best friend, who brings her own unique interpretation and brilliance to the story, Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy, Dune 2, Glass Onion- Knives Out 2), Brenda Song (Love, Accidentally, Dollface), Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men, Longlegs) and Billie Lourd (Ticket to Paradise, Booksmart, Scream Queens, American Horror Story, NYC).
Pic was written by Kate Gersten (The Good Place, Mozart in. the Jungle, Schmigadoon), the film is produced by filmmaker and co-founder of Utopia, Robert Schwartzman (The Good Half, The Unicorn) and features a new original song “Beautiful That Way,” sung by pop superstar Miley Cyrus, produced by Oscar nominee Andrew Wyatt (“Barbie”) and written by Cyrus, Wyatt and Lykke Zachrisson.
Nick Darmestaedter, Kate Gersten, Michael Clofine for DI Entertainment, Jessamine Burgum and Kara Durrett for Pinky Promise, Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery and Jack Selby for High Frequency Entertainment serve as EPs.
CAA Media Finance brokered the deal with Utopia’s Robert Schwartzman and Roadside Attractions Co-President Howard Cohen
Deadline’s Pete Hammond hailed The Last Showgirl, writing “Anderson is remarkable in this role, which fits her own natural optimism but also gives her the chance to play her emotions laid bare. She will break your heart. I have always thought she was an underrated comedic actress, based especially on her short-lived 2005 sitcom Stacked, but the dramatic chops have not been there before, certainly not on this scale. And she is all-in here. Curtis steals every scene she has with wicked wit.”
