Jexi Premiere LA Red Carpet Interviews And Behind The Scenes
In this new comedy from JON LUCAS & SCOTT MOORE, the writers of The Hangover and writer/directors of Bad Moms, Phil (ADAM DEVINE, Pitch Perfect, Isn’t It Romantic) has a major dependency issue – he’s addicted to his phone. He has no friends, he has a job writing pop culture “Top 10” lists, and his love life is non-existent. But his Facebook status is about to change. When he is forced to upgrade his phone, the latest model comes with an unexpected feature…Jexi (ROSE BYRNE, Bridesmaids, Neighbors) – an AI life coach, virtual assistant and cheerleader. With her help, Phil begins to get a real life. But as he becomes less dependent on his phone, Jexi’s artificial intelligence morphs into a tech nightmare
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determined to keep Phil all to herself, even if it means ruining his chances of finding success.
In addition to Devine and Byrne, the Jexi cast includes ALEXANDRA SHIPP (Dark Phoenix, X-Men: Apocalypse) as Phil’s new love interest Cate; RON FUNCHES (Trolls, Get Hard) and CHARLYNE YI (Knocked Up, This is 40) as Craig and Elaine, Phil’s co-workers/new friend squad; WANDA SYKES (Bad Moms, Monster- In-Law) as Denice, an endlessly annoyed sales associate; JUSTIN HARTLEY (This is Us, A Bad Moms Christmas) as Cate’s all too perfect ex, Brody; KID CUDI (Project X, Need for Speed) as himself; and with MICHAEL PEÑA (American Hustle, Ant- Man) as Phil’s Tech Bro boss, Kai.
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CBS Films and Entertainment One present a Suzanne Todd Production. A film by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore. Jexi was written and directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore. Suzanne Todd, p.g.a. produced the film, with Mark Kamine serving as Executive Producer. The Director of Photography is Ben Kutchins. Production Designer is Marcia Hinds. The film’s Editor is James Thomas. The Costume Designer is Julia Caston. Music by Christopher Lennertz & Philip White. Maggie Phillips is the Music Supervisor. Casting by Cathy Sandrich Gelfond and Amanda Mackey.
