Overview
- The casting was reported Monday, June 8, and says Padilla will play Emma Stone’s sister in The Catch alongside Chris Pine.
- Universal plans to begin production in New York in July 2026 and has scheduled the film for wide release on May 21, 2027.
- Dave McCary is set to direct the comedy from a recent script draft by Jen Statsky and Travis Helwig.
- The role is Padilla’s first in a major studio film and follows a rapid rise at Saturday Night Live, where she closed her second season with the show’s highest screen time since Season 44.
- The film is produced through Stone and McCary’s Fruit Tree with 21 Laps producers attached, a combination that underscores the ongoing pipeline from SNL and comedy workshops into studio features and could accelerate Padilla’s film career.