Mae Whitman is set to star in the comedy movie The Duff based on the popular Kody Keplinger novel. Also confirmed for the cast are Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca Santos, Skyler Samuels, Nick Eversman, and Ken Jeong.
Ari Sandel will direct from a screenplay by Josh Cagan.
McG, Mary Viola, and Susan Cartsonis are producing, with Lane Bishop on board as an executive producer.
Filming will take place this summer in Atlanta.
The Plot:
Bianca (Mae Whitman) is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body knows her as ‘The DUFF’ (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier, more popular friends (Skyler Samuels & Bianca Santos). Now, despite the words of caution from her favorite teacher (Ken Jeong), she puts aside the potential distraction of her crush, Toby (Nick Eversman), and enlists Wesley (Robbie Amell), a slick but charming jock, to help reinvent herself.
To save her senior year from turning into a total disaster, Bianca must find the confidence to overthrow the school’s ruthless label maker Madison (Bella Thorne) and remind everyone that no matter what people look or act like, we are all someone’s DUFF.
