Kim Kardashian-Natalie Krinsky-Bruna Papandrea Package Sells To Amazon MGM Studios Following Massive Five Studio Bidding War

EXCLUSIVE: Following a huge bidding war that went through the weekend, Amazon MGM Studios has landed an untitled thriller written by Natalie Krinsky (who will also prodce) with Kim Kardashian attached to star and produce. Bruna Papandrea is also producing through her Made Up Stories banner. According to sources, Amazon was one of five studios in the mix and while it is being sorted out sources close to the project say a theatrical or streaming release plan is possible, but nothing has been confirmed given the early nature of the project.

Not much is known about the pic other it being a thriller developed specifically for Kardashian. This marks the second massive package sold since the SAG AFTRA strike ended with Kardashian front and center after Netflix landed her comedy The Fifth Wheel over Thanksgiving and insiders say this deal is even more lucrative then that package. Similar to that sale, Kardashian was very hands on in the process appearing at every pitch meeting in recent weeks with Krinsky and it is expected that Kardashian will also play a big part in the marketing just like she is with Netflix on The Fifth Wheel.

Kardashian has been proactive in ramping up her acting over the past year and early on in the process had begun taking general meetings with writers and producers with Krinsky being one of the first. During that initial meeting, this idea was hatched by Krinsky for Kardashian and since that meeting the writer has put together an impressive presentation that was delivered at each meeting.

This package is now part of a growing slate for Kardashian that includes her Netflix comedy The Fifth Wheel from Paula Pell and Janine Brito. On top of those two packages, she also has her scene stealing role in the most recent season of FX’s American Horror Story. Her role as a publicist earned her strong notices. Now, she’s looking to build off that and jump into the feature film realm. She also still has her hit Hulu series The Kardashians.

As for Krinsky, she cut her teeth in a number of high-profile writing rooms over the years such as Gossip Girl and Grey’s Anatomy. She recently made her feature directing debut on The Broken Hearts Gallery for Sony Pictures, which she also wrote.

Made Up Stories continues one of the busier production banners in town premiering five series in 2022, including Netflix’s hit shows Pieces of Her starring Toni Collette and Anatomy of a Scandal starring Sienna Miller and Michelle Dockery; the anthology Roar for Apple TV+ starring Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merritt Wever, and Alison Brie; the Spectrum Originals women’s basketball drama Long Slow Exhale, starring Rose Rollins; and the genre-bending romantic comedy Wolf Like Me starring Isla Fisher and Josh Gad for Peacock and Stan that that premiered its second season on October 19, 2023. They also executive produced their first unscripted series, Undressed, for Paramount+ in Australia last October.

Kardashian, Krinsky and Papandrea are repped by WME and Krinsky is also repped by Brillstein and attorney Tara Cole and Papandrea is repped by attorney Barry Littman.