EXCLUSIVE: Talia Ryder (Dumb Money, Never Rarely Sometimes Always) has boarded Rob Burnett’s comedy film In Memoriam alongside Marc Maron.
Burnett (The Fundamentals of Caring) wrote the script, and he will direct the film for Invention Studios (Thelma).
In Memoriam will begin shooting in Los Angeles on Monday, telling the story of a veteran Hollywood actor (Maron) who becomes obsessed with securing a spot in the Oscars’ “In Memoriam” montage after he receives a terminal cancer diagnosis. This leads to a heartfelt journey of self-exploration as well as ego, humility and legacy.
Ryder has appeared in films like Little Death (2024), The American (2023), The Sweet East (2023), Dumb Money (2023), Do Revenge (2022), Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between (2022), Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (2021) and Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020). She can next be seen in Ethan Coen’s Honey Don’t! for Focus Features.
Aside from The Fundamentals of Caring starring Paul Rudd, Craig Roberts and Selena Gomez, which debuted at Sundance and was bought by Netflix, Burnett worked for years as head writer and executive producer of The Late Show With David Letterman. He was also the former president of Letterman’s production company Worldwide Pants.
Invention’s Nicholas Weinstock and Divya D’Souza are producing the film alongside Maron, Burnett and David Martin from Avalon.
Weinstock and Invention most recently produced Josh Margolin’s octogenarian action comedy Thelma, starring June Squibb. The film premiered at Sundance and was released by Magnolia Pictures in June.
Ryder is repped by UTA, Untitled Entertainment and McKuin Frankel Whitehead LLP.
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