Cameron Diaz’s action comedy Bad Day has rounded out its cast with several bold-faced funny people.
Sam Richardson, Ben Schwartz, K Callan as well as Ayden Mayeri, Mark Duplass and Rob Corddry have boarded the project, which is in production in New Jersey and being directed by Jake Szymanski (Jury Duty).
Ed O’Neill, Danielle Brooks, John Higgins, Rhenzy Feliz, Jessica Belkin and Emma Pearson are already on the call sheet.
Written by Laura Solon, the original script centers on a single mom fighting to keep one little promise to her daughter on the absolute worst day of her life. The project has been described as a comedic version of Falling Down, the 1993 drama directed by Joel Schumacher that starred Michael Douglas as a man who hits his breaking point while trying to get to his daughter’s birthday party.
Corddry will play Diaz’s mean boss at a book store, while Duplass plays a nice guy, potential romantic interest.
Beau Bauman, who produced Back in Action, is producing with his Good One Productions. Solon is executive producing along with Mark Moran.
Richardson is known for his work on Veep and Ted Lasso, with the latter show earning him two Emmy Award nominations for outstanding guest actor in a comedy. He won the award in 2024.
Schwartz is best known for being the voice of Sonic in the hit Sonic the Hedgehog movies. He also appeared in the series Space Force for Netflix and The Afterparty for Apple TV.
Callan, who’s been acting since the 1960s and played Martha Kent on the 1990s show Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, recently appeared on Poker Face and The Chosen.
Mayeri has appeared in films such as the Awkwafina-John Cena action comedy Jackpot! and Confess, Fletch as well as shows such as I Love That for You.
Duplass is one of the stars of Apple TV’s The Morning Show, playing the role of executive producer Chip Black, a part that has earned him two Emmy nominations.
Comedy vet Corddry has recently been appearing in Chuck Lorre’s HBO Max series Bookie.
