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Back in 2011, there was this lovely little movie being developed called The Hand Job that was gonna star Aubrey Plaza (Safety Not Guaranteed) as an inexperienced high school graduate desperate to have her first sexual experiences to prepare herself for college. Of course, MPAA wasn’t going to green-light the name of the film, and it was unceremoniously changed to The To Do List. Sure, it still carries the sexual innuendo of the original title, but come on… imagine watching a film starring Plaza discovering her sexuality.
Fast forward two years, and the first footage of the film has been released. Joining Plaza in the film is an ensemble cast that includes Donald Glover (AKA Childish Gambino), Rachel Bilson (The O.C.), Johnny Simmons (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development), Clark Gregg (The Avengers), Bill Hader (SNL), and Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad). Given the film’s premise, a majority of the jokes will be raunchy, but from a female protagonist’s perspective. If Bridesmaids has proven anything, it’s that Hollywood really needs more female-driven comedies. Hopefully The To Do List will be a good step in the right direction.
You can check The To Do List off your own to-do list when it hits theaters on July 26th.