Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly talk to The Hollywood Reporter about how much of the Kristen Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste starrer was based on what really happened, and what viewers should take away from the complicated characters.
writer-directors Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly read about a $40 million counterfeit coupon scam that the married filmmakers set off for Phoenix, Arizona, the site of the real caper that inspired the STX comedy starring“We came from television news and journalism, and then into documentary and scripted
narrative, so we’re drawn to things that are inspired by true stories,” Gaudet tellsKnowing that compelling, real-life tales are often optioned quickly, Pullapilly said she and Gaudet would “take deep dives into the Internet to try to find stories that are interesting and unique and haven’t been told before.”
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