Brittany Runs a Marathon

Brittany Runs a Marathon is a 2019 American comedy film, written and directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo in his directorial debut. It stars Jillian Bell, Michaela Watkins, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Micah Stock and Alice Lee.

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2019. It is scheduled to be released on August 23, 2019, by Amazon Studios.

Cast

 * Jillian Bell as Brittany Forgler
 * Michaela Watkins as Catherine
 * Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jern
 * Lil Rel Howery as Demetrius
 * Micah Stock as Seth
 * Alice Lee as Gretchen
 * Peter Vack as Ryan
 * Kate Arrington as CiCi
 * Juri Henley-Cohn as David
 * Adam Sietz as Glenn

Production
In November 2017, it was announced Jillian Bell, Michaela Watkins, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Micah Stock and Alice Lee would star in the film, with Paul Downs Colaizzo directing from a screenplay he wrote. Tobey Maguire, Matthew Plouffe, Margot Hand, will serve as producers on the film, under their Material Pictures and Picture Films banners, respectively. Bell, Downs Colaizzo, and Richard Weinberg will serve as executive producers. Jolian Blevins and Padraic Murphy served as co-producer and associate producer, respectively.

Filming
Principal photography began in October 2017, in New York City.

Release
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2019. Shortly after, Amazon Studios acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film. It is scheduled to be released on August 23, 2019.