Rebel Wilson is all set to make her directorial debut with the Australian musical comedy The Deb, in which she will also co-star.
The Deb will revolve around Taylah Simpkins (Natalie Abbott) farm girl and high school outcast. She is certain that her one chance to redefine herself is the upcoming Debutante Ball called The Deb. Maeve (Charlotte MacInnes), Taylah's cynical city cousin who has been exiled to her town, thinks that the ball is a “heteronormative shit-show” and immediately disrupts the status quo.
Apart from MacInnes and Abbott, the film will also star Tara Morice, Jay Laga'aia, and Shane Jacobson, along with Wilson herself.
Set in rural Australia, The Deb will be produced by Amanda Ghost, Len Blavatnik, and Gregor Cameron via their company Unigram and sister company AI Film. The film is adapted from the original hit musical of the same name. Production is set to begin in September in Australia.
The Deb stage production was written by Hannah Reily and it originally premiered at Sydney's Australian Theatre for Young People in 2022. The stage production also has original songs from singer-songwriter Meg Washington.