'The Pet-Nup' starring Gregg Sulkin, Halston Sage, Emeraude Toubia: Highland Film Group Launches International Sales

Pet Friendly Romantic Comedy Stars Gregg Sulkin, Halston Sage, Emeraude Toubia, Jaime Pressly and Annie Gonzalez

Los Angeles, CA (November 4, 2024) – Set to launch sales at the upcoming American Film Market, Highland Film Group is handling international rights to the charming romantic comedy The Pet-Nup on behalf of producers Javier Chapa and Phillip Braun (The Long Game, Rosario) of Mucho Mas Media.

With production set to begin in early 2025 in Arkansas, the film is executive produced by Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier for Highland Film Group, Sherrese Clarke Soares for HarbourView Equity Partners, Kristopher Wynne and Robert Muñoz.

The film stars Gregg Sulkin (Marvel’s “Runaways,” PBS’ “World on Fire,” Netflix’s “Pretty Smart”), Halston Sage (Twentieth Century Fox’s Paper Towns, Universal Pictures’ Neighbors, X-Men: Dark Phoenix), Emeraude Toubia (Freeform’s hit TV series “Shadowhunters,” Amazon’s “With Love”), Jaime Pressly (DreamWorks’ I Love You Man, 20th Century Fox’s Horton Hears a Who, CBS’ “Mom”) and Annie Gonzalez (Focus Feature’s Drive Away Dolls directed by Ethan Coen, Searchlight’s Flamin’ Hot directed by Eva Longoria.

Directed by Elaine del Valle (HBO Latino’s “Gran’pa Knows Best,” Tubi’s Midnight Hustle), the film is written by Tate Elizabeth Hanyok (Hulu’s Sex APPeal, HBO Max’s Love and Baseball) and follows the hilarious tale of Gabe (Gregg Sulkin) and Daniela (Emeraude Toubia), once blissfully married, who signed a "Pet-Nup" to determine the custody of their beloved Pomeranian, Mipsy, in case things went south, which, of course, they did.

Now divorced, Gabe gets Mipsy only half of the time, and those days are the highlight of his life. While Daniela has moved on with her new, uber-wealthy boyfriend, Gabe's world turns upside down when Mipsy falls for Neon, a hunky Pomeranian, and Gabe finds himself head-over-heels for Neon's even cuter owner, Abbey (Halston Sage). When Abbey casually mentions she’d never share custody of Neon, Gabe panics and fibs about having Mipsy full-time. As the lie quickly spins out of control, Gabe’s buddies hatch a wild plan: steal his own dog!

“We have a terrific ensemble cast of brilliant actors who will deliver the humor and romance in this heartwarming take on the complicated bonds between a man, his four-legged best friend, and his ex,” said Highland Film Group CEO Arianne Fraser. “We are delighted to be embarking on our next collaboration with Mucho Mas’ talented producers Javier Chapa and Phillip Braun and introduce this deeply relatable project with broad audience appeal to our buyers,” added Highland COO Delphine Perrier.

"We’re excited to be partnering with Highland Film Group on this heartfelt and hilarious story," said Javier Chapa. "With this amazing cast and the universal love we all have for our pets and our loved ones, The Pet-Nup is sure to be relatable and irresistible to audiences all over the world."

Gregg Sulkin is most recognized for his television roles in the Disney+ series “Runaways,” the PBS’ drama “World on Fire” starring Lesley Manville, Jonah Hauer-King and Sean Bean and Disney’s “Wizards of Waverly Place” starring Selena Gomez. Sulkin also appeared in Universal Pictures’ comedy The List co-starring Halston Sage, Netflix’s “Pretty Smart” with Emily Osment, and he will next be seen in Netflix’s historical drama “Six Triple Eight,” directed by Taylor Perry and co-starring Kerry Washington, Oprah Winfrey and Susan Sarandon. Sulkin will star in the new series “The Kollective,” written and conceived by Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli, and the feature film Arachnid, written by Jayson Rothwell and directed by Ángel Gómez Hernández.

Halston Sage is a sought after actor with extensive credits including 20th Century Fox’s X Men: Dark Phoenix starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Chastain; the Universal Pictures comedy The List co-starring Christian Navarro and Gregg Sulkin; Amazon Studios’ comedy Late Night written by and starring Mindy Kaling and co-starring Emma Thompson; Sony Pictures Entertainment’s fantasy adventure Goosebumps starring Jack Black; Before I Fall starring Zoey Deutch; Universal Pictures’ Neighbors starring Zach Efron and Seth Rogan and 20th Century Fox’s comedy adventure Paper Towns starring Nat Wolff and Cara Delevingne. Sage’s TV credits include 20th Century Fox TV’s crime mystery “Prodigal Son,” as the series regular, and the adventure comedy “The Orville,” written by and starring Seth McFarlane.

Emeraude Toubia is best known for her starring role in Freeform’s series “Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments,” winner of multiple Teen Choice and People’s Choice Awards. This summer she starred in Gloria Calderón Kellett’s series “With Love” for Amazon Studios and will next be seen in the high-concept horror film Rosario opposite David Dastmalchian. Toubia, of Lebanese and Mexican descent, started her career starring in both youth and primetime telenovelas for various Latin American markets.

Jaime Pressly is most recognized for her starring roles in the NBC comedy “My Name is Earl” and for her recurring role in CBS’ Emmy Award-winning comedy drama “Mom” starring Allison Janney and Anna Faris, and more recently in the Fox Networks comedy “Welcome to Flatch.” Pressly’s film credits include

DreamWorks‘ romantic comedy I Love You Man costarring Paul Rudd, Rashida Jones and Jon Favreau; and 20th Century Fox’s animated adventure comedy Horton Hears A Who with Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Will Arnett and Seth Rogan.

Annie Gonzalez most recently appeared in Searchlight Pictures‘ drama Flamin‘ Hot directed by Eva Longoria, and in Focus Features‘ action-comedy Drive Away Dolls directed by Ethan Coen and starring Margaret Qualley, Beanie Feldstein, Colman Domingo and Pedro Pascal. Gonzalez starts as Jenni Rivera in the upcoming biopic from Mucho Mas Media, Jenni, the true story biopic of the late singer and icon. Gonzalez was also in Netflix’s comedy “Gentefied” starring J.J. Soria, Karrie Martin Lachney, Joaquin Cosio, Carlos Santos and Laura Patalano.

Highland Film Group’s current slate also includes Chuck Russell’s horror-thriller Witchboard; the action crime thriller Wardriver starring Dane DeHaan and Sasha Calle; John Stalberg, Jr.’s Muzzle: City of Wolves starring Aaron Eckhart; Allan Ungar’s action-comedy London Calling starring Josh Duhamel and Jeremy Ray Taylor; and Joe Carnahan’s survival thriller Not Without Hope starring Zachary Levi and Josh Duhamel.

Sulkin is repped by D2 Management, IAG, and Curtis Brown. Sage is repped by Untitled, Gersh, and Goodman Genow Schenkman. Toubia is represented by Vision Entertainment, UTA, and Goodman Genow Schenkman. Pressly is repped by Artists First, Verve and Brecheen Feldman Breimer Silver & Thompson. Gonzalez is repped by Neon Kite, Innovative Artists, and Granderson Des Rochers.

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ABOUT HIGHLAND FILM GROUP

Led by founding partners Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier, Highland Film Group (HFG) is an award-winning independent worldwide sales, film financing, production and distribution company. Launched in 2010, HFG has had success across a wide range of film genres and platforms, building a reputation for handling high-octane films in the action/thriller/horror space, focusing on cast, director, and filmmaker driven content.

HFG’s diversified production and sales slate includes William Eubank’s action thriller Land of Bad starring Russell Crowe, Liam Hemsworth and Luke Hemsworth released on 1,300 screens in February 2024 and recently surged to the #1 spot on Netflix in the US; Benjamin Brewer’s survival action-thriller Arcadian starring Nicolas Cage, official selection at SXSW; Adam Cooper’s crime thriller Sleeping Dogs starring Russell Crowe and Karen Gillan which recently took the #1 spot on Hulu in the US; Dimitri Logothetis’ actioner Gunner starring Morgan Freeman and Luke Hemsworth; Simon West’s action comedy Old Guy starring Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman; Joe Carnahan’s survival thriller Not Without Hope starring Zachary Levi and Josh Duhamel; the sci-fi thriller The Astronaut produced by Brad Fuller and starring Kate Mara and Laurence Fishburne; Allan Ungar’s action comedy London Calling starring Josh Duhamel and Jeremy Ray Taylor; and the high-concept horror film Rosario starring Emeraude Toubia and David Dastmalchian.

New projects include the action crime thriller Wardriver starring Dane DeHaan and Sasha Calle; John Stalberg, Jr.’s Muzzle: City of Wolves starring Aaron Eckhart; the action crime thriller The Deputy starring Duke Nicholson, William H. Macy, Tiffany Haddish and Stephen Dorff; and Justin Chadwick’s action thriller Sierra Madre starring Kiefer Sutherland.

Previous titles include Adrian Grünberg’s shark actioner The Black Demon starring Josh Lucas; Joe Carnahan’s Boss Level starring Naomi Watts, Mel Gibson and Frank Grillo; Lin Oeding’s thriller Braven starring Jason Momoa; Scott Mann’s Final Score starring Dave Bautista and Pierce Brosnan; Berlin, I Love You with Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley, Jim Sturgess, Mickey Rourke, Diego Luna and Jenna Dewan Tatum and Vaughn Stein’s Terminal starring Margot Robbie and Simon Pegg.

About HarbourView Equity Partners

HarbourView Equity Partners is an investment firm, founded by Sherrese Clarke Soares, focused on opportunities to support premium content across the entertainment, sports, and media markets. The firm seeks businesses or assets powered by IP and investment opportunities that aim to build enduring value and returns. HarbourView has been extremely active since launching in 2021, amassing roughly $1.45 billion* in regulatory assets under management including over 70+ music catalogs to date and investments in two media production companies, MACRO and Mucho Mas Media, both with a mission to center premium storytelling. The firm's distinctly diverse music portfolio features thousands of titles spanning numerous genres, eras, and artists, amounting to a diversified catalog of ~31,000+ songs across both master recordings and publishing income streams. The company is headquartered in Newark, NJ.

*Regulatory AUM is as of 12/31/23; RAUM for private funds is calculated regardless of the nature of the gross assets under management. This includes any uncalled committed capital pursuant to an obligation to make a capital contribution to the fund.