Regina Hall Joins Dwayne Johnson In Benny Safdie’s Next Film ‘Lizard Music’ From United Artists And Amazon MGM Studios

EXCLUSIVE: Regina Hall has joined Dwayne Johnson in Amazon MGM Studios’ and United Artists’ live-action/CGI hybrid film, Lizard Music, from director Benny Safdie. Theo Leber, Alicia Silverstone and Tim Heidecker are also part of the ensemble. Besides starring, Johnson is also producing. The film will follow a boy (Leber) left to his own devices who stumbles upon a secret late-night broadcast of lizards playing otherworldly music, when a hidden door to the extraordinary swings open. His search for answers leads him to an eccentric and whimsical old man nicknamed The Chicken Man (Johnson), and his beloved companion, a 111-year-old chicken named Claudia – two kindred spirits who found each other at just the right time. United by this shared vision, they set off on an adventure that begins as a hunt for a hidden society but blossoms into something far greater: a voyage through invisible worlds, unexpected harmonies, and the unbreakable bond between lost souls who discover magic not only in what they find, but in each other. Hall will play the friend and co-worker of Johnson’s character, The Chicken Man. Safdie wrote the script, which is based on the Daniel Pinkwater novel of the same name. Watch on Deadline Producers include UA’s Scott Stuber and Nick Nesbitt, Out for the Count Productions’ Safdie, Seven Bucks Productions’ Johnson and Magnetic Fields Entertainment’s David Koplan. Hall recently starred in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Academy Award-winning One Battle After Another alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, and Benicio del Toro. The role earned her some of the best reviews of her long career. She can currently be seen in Peacock’s The Five-Star Weekend opposite Jennifer Garner, Chloë Sevigny, Gemma Chan, and Timothy Olyphant, which premiered on July 9th and quickly became Peacock’s top scripted title of all time, surpassing 1B viewing minutes in its first week on the platform. Additionally, the show ranked among the top five original streaming series for the week of July 6–12, reported by Nielson. Most recently, Hall reprised her iconic role as Brenda Meeks in Scary Movie 6. Next, she will star in Nick Stoller’s Judgment Day opposite Will Ferrell for Prime Video, and Netflix’s limited series, Rabbit, Rabbit opposite Adam Driver from creator/showrunner Peter Craig and director Philip Barantini. Hall is represented by Independent Artist Group.