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Ramy Youssef, Steve Way and Jon Braylock are working together on an untitled body swap comedy feature from Inevitable Studios and Give Not Take Media.
Details are still under wraps, but the film will center on a man
with muscular dystrophy (Way) and his burly caregiver who swap bodies with hilarious consequences.
Along with his work on the untitled project, Youssef is currently in production on his feature directorial debut “Martha and Muhammad” for A24, in which he will star opposite Sharon Stone. He most recently released his third HBO stand-up special, “Ramy Youssef: In Love.” Youssef also wrote, directed and starred in the 2019 Hulu series “Ramy.”
Way played Steve in “Ramy” and himself in “Ramy Youssef: More Feelings.” The duo have been friends since middle school, growing up together in New Jersey. Way was most recently featured in Hulu’s “Furious,” one of his first projects booked without the support of Youssef.
Way will star and cowrite the script with Braylock. Braylock cocreated and starred in Netflix’s “Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show,” with writing credits including “Golden Axe,” “Ted: The Animated Series,” “Grown-Ish” and “The G Word With Adam Conover” and co-hosts the podcast “Black Men Can’t Jump In Hollywood.”
The trio will produce with Inevitable Studios and Give Not Take Media. Founded in 2011, Give Not Take Media is a multimedia entertainment company working to transform U.S. systems and culture of care. Youssef will produce through his Cairo Cowboy production company. Inevitable Studios is part of Inevitable Foundation, led by co-founders Richie Siegel and Marisa Torelli-Pedevska, which is focused on commercial film and television stories told through a disability lens.
Way is represented by Steven C. Schecter and Narrative. Youssef is represented by WME, Entertainment 360, Yorn Levine and Narrative. Braylock is represented by IAG, Mainstay Entertainment & Schreck Rose Dapello.
