Editorial Staff
Oscar winning producer Todd Lieberman (The Fighter, Warm Bodies) and filmmaker Kristian Mercado are teaming on a biopic about Up in Smoke superstars Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong.
The duo, well-known for their stoner comedies like Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie and Nice Dreams in the ’70s and ’80s,
Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan penned the pic, which Lieberman will produce with Alex Young via Hidden Pictures. Underground’s Trevor Engelson (Snowfall) and Douglas Banker of Five All in the Fifth Entertainment, the nonfiction and film outfit with credits like Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James, will also produce.
“We are excited to show the world how two dudes from completely different backgrounds got together, changed comedy and made cannabis mainstream!” said Marin and Chong.
“Working with Cheech and Chong is a childhood dream of mine,” added Engelson. “I used to listen to my father’s copy of their albums growing up, so to help bring their incredible true story to a new generation of fans is a real honor.”
Via ‘THR‘
