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Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish to start work on mob drama 'The Kitchen'

By Karen Butler   |   May 11, 2018 at 8:01 AM
Actress Melissa McCarthy is scheduled to start work on the drama film "The Kitchen" Friday. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI Female Star of Tomorrow award recipient Tiffany Haddish arrives for the CinemaCon Final Night Big Screen Achievement Awards in Las Vegas on April 26. Photo by James Atoa/UPI Actor Elisabeth Moss arrives on the red carpet for the 90th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 4. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

May 11 (UPI) -- Filming is scheduled to begin Friday in New York on The Kitchen, a 1970s drama starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss, New Line Cinema said.

The actresses will play women whose gangster husbands are in prison. The movie's ensemble will include Domhnall Gleeson, James Badge Dale, Brian d'Arcy James, Margo Martindale, Common, Bill Camp, Jeremy Bobb, Alicia Coppola, John Sharian and Myk Watford.

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"Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia's matters into their own hands -- proving unexpectedly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition... literally," a synopsis said.

Andrea Berloff wrote and will direct the comic-book adaptation, which is set for release on Sept. 20, 2019.

"The talent we're putting together for #TheKitchen is exceptional. So happy to have @common & @jamesbadgedale & @myk_watford & @jeremybobb join in the fun. Welcome fellas!" Berloff wrote in an Instagram post last month.