Charlie Day just saved the Mushroom Kingdom, but the "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" star has his next adventure lined up. Day is making his directorial debut with the satirical comedy "Fool's Paradise," and Roadside Attractions has released the first trailer for the feature.
Day, who also wrote the screenplay, stars in "Fool's Paradise" as two characters: a mute man fresh out of a mental health facility and a temperamental actor who refuses to finish production on his western film. When the film's producer (played by the late Ray Liotta) discovers the mute man wandering the streets of Los Angeles, he is forced to replace the movie star.
Pronto, a publicist (Ken Jeong) gives him the stage name Latte Pronto and takes him under his wing, transforming the nobody into a huge star. The film follows Latte and the publicist as they navigate fame and fortune, the drama and intrigue of show business, and their inevitable downfalls when their careers collapse.
The film features a cast that also includes Kate Beckinsale, Adrien Brody, Jason Sudeikis, Edie Falco, Jason Bateman, Common, Jillian Bell, Dean Norris, Jimmi Simpson, and John Malkovich. John Richard, Tim Zajaros, Christopher Lemole, Alex Saks, and Rick Dugale produce the film. Kirk Michael Fellows, Rob Gough, Manu Gargi and Bob Shapiro are executive producers. Roadside Attractions distributes the film, which comes from Armory Films, Metalwork Pictures, Page Fifty-Four Pictures and Wrigley Pictures.
Day recently played Luigi of Mario and Luigi fame in Illumination's animated video game movie "The Super Mario Bros. Movie." The film has already grossed more than $370 million worldwide, making it the biggest opening weekend for an animated film. The comedy actor is best known as one of the co-creators and stars of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," a long-running FX series that first premiered in 2005. The show's 15th season premiered in December of 2021 and season 16 has started. filming. Day's other film credits include "Pacific Rim," "Horrible Bosses," "I Want You Back" and the animated franchise "The Lego Movie."
“Fool’s Paradise” opens in theaters on May 12.