Paramount Wins Scrum For Tiffany Haddish; Miguel Arteta To Direct Her In ‘Limited Partners’

Exclusive: Tiffany Haddish might be the hottest young film actress out there right now.

Several studios bid for her fall slot, and scrappy Paramount Pictures just won the day.

She’ll start production in October on Limited Partners, a pitch that the studio bought for her last October, right after she emerged as a breakout talent in Girls Trip.

Miguel Arteta will direct the comedy written by Sam Pitman & Adam Cole-Kelly.The premise is a friendship comedy about two hard charging best girlfriends who build a juggernaut company, and find their relationships tested when they are made a big buyout offer.

Suddenly all the differences that made them perfect odd couple partners put them at war, threatening their business and personal relationships.

There are shades of Superbad meets Bridesmaids, I’m told.

Among those who vied for Haddish was Warner Bros with Bobby Sue, a comic vehicle originally developed for Cameron Diaz,

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