Former NFL player Marshawn Lynch joins the cast of the film "Bottoms" as Mr. G, a history teacher who mentors the main characters and leads their fight club. Lynch took on the role as a way to "right his wrongs" with his queer sister, whom he didn't handle well when she came out in high school. The film provided him an opportunity to correct his past mistakes and strengthen their sibling bond.
Director Emma Seligman, known for her film "Shiva Baby," returns with "Bottoms," a sapphic twist on the teen sex comedy genre. Co-written with Rachel Sennott, who also stars in the film, "Bottoms" follows two awkward best friends who form a fight club at their high school to win over their cheerleader crushes and lose their virginity. The film combines elements of action and comedy, paying homage to 1990s teen films while exploring themes of feminism and the complexities of teenage relationships. Seligman and Sennott aimed to challenge traditional portrayals of female friendships and showcase the horniness of queer women on screen. "Bottoms" opens in U.S. theaters on Friday.
The new dark comedy film "Bottoms," directed by Emma Seligman and starring Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri, is generating buzz after premiering at the SXSW Festival. The movie is described as a campy queer high school comedy for a Gen-Z audience. The cast also includes Nicholas Galitzine, Ruby Cruz, Marshawn Lynch, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Dagmara Dominczyk, and Punkie Johnson. "Bottoms" is set to debut in theaters on Friday.
"Bottoms," a wild and boundary-pushing high school sex comedy, is set to hit theaters, offering a fresh take on queer teen representation. The film follows two unpopular friends who form an all-female self-defense class to get close to the cheerleaders they desire, only for it to devolve into a bloody fight club. Directed by Emma Seligman and starring Ayo Edebiri, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, and Marshawn Lynch, "Bottoms" aims to be riotously funny and slyly insightful, challenging the lack of equivalent stories for queer girls in the genre. The film's creators, who met at New York University, have been collaborating and supporting each other's careers since their student days, and now they're ready to make their mark in the industry.
Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott, known for their web series "Ayo and Rachel Are Single," star in the upcoming film "Bottoms" about two lesbian high-schoolers starting a fight club to get the attention of their crushes. The film, directed by Emma Seligman, is a bloody comedy and hits theaters on August 25.
MGM has released the official trailer for the upcoming comedy "Bottoms," starring Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri. Directed by Emma Seligman, the film follows two queer teen girls who start a fight club with a plan to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. "Bottoms" will premiere in select theaters on Aug. 25.
