NIKKI GLASER SELLS PITCH TO PARAMOUNT INSPIRED BY "MASH" GAME

COMEDIAN WILL WRITE, PRODUCE AND STAR FEATURE PROJECT

Paramount Pictures has acquired an original comedic pitch, inspired by the classic game MASH, from Emmy-, Grammy- and Golden Globe-nominated comedian Nikki Glaser, who will star in, produce, and co-write the film.

The feature is billed as a Sliding Doors-style comedy, inspired by the future-predicting storytelling game from grade school. The MASH game starts off with a player literally writing out the letters "M-A-S-H" to predict whether one will live in a mansion, apartment, shack or house. Categories are then picked based on what you want in your future or story: a spouse, kids, car, pets, etc. Options are crossed off or circled under each category using a magic number, yielding your final resolution in life.

In the Glaser project, a woman’s childhood MASH game magically becomes reality and she discovers that the perfect life isn’t the one she imagined. >>>Her First Feature Script

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