Super High, a New Cannabis-Themed Superhero Comedy, Fetches Seven-Figure Deal

Article by Sam Riches, Growth Op

Andy Samberg, Craig Robinson and Common are set to star in a new weed-themed, superhero comedy, where a unique strain of weed offers superpowers to those who consume it, reports Deadline.

Adam Mansbach, the author behind Go the F*ck to Sleep, the New York Times bestseller that has been translated into 40 languages, and the sequels You Have to F*cking Eat and F*ck, Now There Are Two of You, is writing the screenplay.

Dubbed Super High, the film was purchased by New Line in a seven-figure deal for the script alone, reports Deadline.

Samberg and Robinson, who star together in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, will play key roles in the film. Neither of the actors are strangers to cannabis.

Samberg previously told Salon.com that his comedy trio, Lonely Island, wrote the songs, “I Just Had Sex,” and “Turtleneck & Chain,” after indulging in some banana kush that was gifted from Jack Johnson. Robinson, for his part, has worked with Canadian cannabis legend Seth Rogen on a number of films, including Pineapple Express, Hot Tub Time Machine and This Is the End.

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