Ella Purnell has now been cast in a new comedy movie calledHot Ted.While she has been acting for a while, Purnell is best known for playing the lead role of Lucy in thePrime Video TV seriesFallout. An adaptation of the hit video game series, the show told an original story set in the post-apocalyptic world of the games.Falloutalso featured Walton Goggins, Moises Arias, Aaron Moten, and Zach Cherry. The series has led to other roles for Purnell, including the lead inSweetpea.
PerVariety,Purnell has been attached to another project,Hot Ted. The teen comedy will follow the story of a true-crime podcast fanatic named Zoe who spends a summer attending camp against her will. One day, things get considerably more exciting when one of the camp counselors doesn’t show up to work and Zoe starts to suspect something is up. Themovie will be directed by Hannah Levyand written by Grace McLeod.Hot Tedwill also star Ariana Greenblatt and Billy Magnussen. The synopsis says:
“Ted’s got all the hallmarks of a classic serial killer: he’s not on social media, and he owns a van. The only trouble is, he’s too hot to be a murderer. It’s up to Zoe and her friends to investigate the truth: is Hot Ted really a serial killer or is he just, like… the perfect guy?”
Levy also added:
“’Hot Ted’ is a psychosexual thriller as imagined by virgins. ‘Mean Girls’ meets ‘American Psycho.' This is the movie I’ve been dreaming to make — a reinvention of the camp comedy that speaks to being a teenager right now and always.”
What This Means For Hot Ted
Hannah Levy Previously Worked For SNL
Producers onHot Tedinclude Magnussen, Shane Andries, Anne Hollister, Purnell, Javier Chapa, and Phillip Braun. Executive producers are Morgan Cano-Long, Robert Muñoz, James Pugh, and George Hamilton.Levy is a first-time feature director who is known for their work onSaturday Night Live, directing segments for dozens of episodes. Magnussen celebrated Levy and McLeod’s involvement inHot Ted, noting that his production company HappyBad Bungalow “is all about uplifting original, inspiring artists.” Check out the full quote from Magnussen below:
“HappyBad Bungalow is all about uplifting original, inspiring artists. We couldn’t be more fired up to back the razor-sharp voices of Grace McLeod and Hannah Levy in this refreshing project!”
In addition to releasing the synopsis, character details were also revealed.Purnell will be playingAmy, who is a counselor at the camp. According to the initial description, Amy excuses counselor Liz’s mysterious absence by saying that she had to tend to a “family emergency.” Greenblatt will play Zoe, the Shady Pines Camp attendee and true-crime podcast fan. Magnussen will play Ted, the camp counselor whose name is referenced in the title.
Our Take On Hot Ted
Ella Purnell Continues An Interesting Trend
While summer camp-based movies are nothing new,Hot Tedseems to have a modernized and interesting premise. Combining “psychosexual thriller” and “camp comedy,” the film is sure to be genre-bending.The film will also create an interesting recent career pattern for Purnell, who was previously involved with a serial-killer project with theseriesSweetpea. While she may not actually be a killer inHot Ted, it will still be interesting to see how the actor adapts to a film with similar themes.
