Some movies arrive fully formed, with a script written and actors already attached, primed and ready to shoot. Others come together a little more slowly, piece by piece. A new example of the latter is workplace comedy 24-7, which is being set up for Eva Longoria and Kerry Washington to star.
The idea began life as a pitch by writer Sara Rothschild, though the details are being kept quiet as to what the plot will feature for now. But the idea of a workplace comedy with two recognizable female leads already offers potential overtones of 1980's 9 To 5, set in the era of zero hours contracts and workplaces that, while there have been big steps in equal treatment and pay, still have a fair way to go.
Longoria and Washington will both be producers on the film, now starting its journey through the development chambers en route to trying to lock down a director. Washington, usually found on TV's Scandal will be heard among the cast of Cars 3, due here on 14 July. And Longoria, last seen in Lowriders and on the small screen in Empire, has several films on the way including All-Star Weekend.