Amy Poehler Directing And Starring In Wine Country

Amy Poehler

by James White |
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Amy Poehler has long established a reputation as a great performer and writer, and, after a few turns behind the camera on TV comedy Parks And Recreation, she's stepping up to direct her first film, Wine Country.

And she's recruited quite the cast for this one, with old muckers Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Paula Pell, Maya Rudolph and Emily Spivey all involved.

Wine Country, written by Spivey with fellow Saturday Night Live veteran Liz Cackowski, follows a group of friends who go to California's Napa Valley for a 50th birthday party. Netflix announced the film with a video tweet featuring Poehler and the gang.

Poehler will start the cameras rolling later this month in Los Angeles and Napa. Netflix hasn't yet announced when it'll hit the streaming service.

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