It is not Martin Scorsese Kool-Aid movie from the “The studio“But it’s close. In the years of Jerry Seinfeld’s “unfroined” and Eva Longoria-produced Cheeto film “Flamin ‘Hot” (plus all other brand centric “Biopics” companies love), Amount reported that one “Hershey“Film is in works with Find Wittrock Depict Chocolatier Milton Hershey.
Since “The Studio” parodies outrageous films based on consumer product marks, the timing of the announcement of “Hershey” acts as a serendipitous case of reality mirror Satire (no violation of the “Hersey” project).
Wittrock will play Milton Hershey, who built a named Candy Empire with a philanthropic heritage. Alexandra Daddario depicts Milton’s wife Kitty Hershey; The duo founded the Hershey Industrial School in 1909 to provide free education and housing to orphans and underprivileged children. Milton later transferred the majority of his wealth to Milton Hershey School Trust, “Planting the seed for one of the richest educational grants in the country,” lists Variety. “As he developed a city around their chocolate factory, Hersheys also built theaters, recreation centers and public transport for its workers.”
“Hershey” will be directed by “Mean Girls” and “Freaky Friday” Helmer Mark Waters. The function will start filming in May over Pennsylvania for a 2026 edition; It does not yet have a distributor attached. Uta represents all over the world. “Hershey” is produced by Sharon Paul, Mark Tilghman, Mary Aloe, Joshua Harris and Will Hardy, with Daniel Hank, Joseph Lanius, Flip and Susan Flippen and Joanne Marlowe Executive Producing.
“Against all odds, Milton achieved great success, but unlike many other rich men in his time, he shared his success with the working people and society around him,” Director Waters told Variety. “The essence of ‘Hershey,’ The movie, will be the special love story between Milton and Catherine Hershey, which inspired his greatest heritage – the creation of Milton Hershey School. I am happy to have Finn Wittrock and Alexandra Daddario to produce these two visionaries, who believed to leave the world a better place than they found it – the kind of wonderful, true story that the audience is hungry after right now. “
