Romantic Comedy ‘Advanced Chemistry’ Lands Worlds Rights Deal

EXCLUSIVE: Good Deed Entertainment has acquired world rights to the romantic comedy Advanced Chemistry, starring Samba Schutte (Our Flag Means Death), Chaunté Wayans (Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready), Sarah Burns (Barry), Kiran Deol (Sunnyside), Iqbal Theba (Glee) and T’Keyah Crystal Keymah (That’s So Raven). 

Good Deed Entertainment is set to release the film in theaters beginning September 3rd and on digital platforms October 8th, 2024.

The film is directed by first-time feature director Etana Jacobson and produced by Alec Moore, Jane Miller, Sarah Burns, and Jacobson, with Moore also writing the screenplay. The film was executive produced by Luke Taylor and Matthew Helderman of Buffalo 8. Pic follows a scientist (Schutte) who injects his best friend (Wayans) with a compound he’s created to help her stop cheating on her wife (Burns), but when the wife finds her new fixation suffocating, the wife gets a dose too, which backfires as she falls for the scientist.

Advanced Chemistry debuted at the Dances With Films NY Festival earlier this year. The deal was brokered by Erik Donley on behalf of Good Deed Entertainment and Glen Reynolds at Circus Road on behalf of the filmmakers.

“Advanced Chemistry is a raucous rom-com that asks ‘What if A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream was fueled by science?’ It’s a story where truth is stranger than fiction,” said Jacobson. 

Moore added: “The success of Oppenheimer proved that audiences are interested in stories about scientists. And our movie is even funnier than Oppenheimer.”