Nate Bargatze's movie *The Breadwinner* is getting ready for the summer.
Sony announced on Monday that the film, directed by Eric Appel, will now open in theaters on May 29.
It had been originally scheduled for March 13. The cast includes Mandy Moore, Colin Jost, Kumail Nanjiani, Will Forte, Zach Cherry, Martin Herlihy, and Kate Berlant.
*The Breadwinner* follows Nate Wilcox (played by Bargatze), a father of three young daughters.
He has to take care of them for a long time when his wife Katie (Moore) gets a big business opportunity after appearing on *Shark Tank*.
Sony's family-friendly movie will be in theaters as many students start their summer vacations.
On the same date, Paramount is also releasing *Passenger*, a horror film directed by Andrés Øvredal, starring Melissa Leo, Lou Llobell, and Jacob Scipio.
Appel, who directed *Weird: The Al Yankovic Story*, directed *The Breadwinner* based on a script co-written by Bargatze and Dan Lagana.
Bargatze, Lagana, and Jeremy Latcham are all producers.
Bargatze is one of the top-selling stand-up comedians in the world and is making his debut in a feature film with *The Breadwinner*.
This is his first major project since hosting the Emmy Awards in September.
For The Hollywood Reporter's cover story on Bargatze that came out before the Emmys, TriStar Pictures president Nicole Brown talked about why *The Breadwinner* is a good fit for Sony.
She said, "The idea of his first film being so personal and authentic to him and his comedy felt like the perfect start, and he really identified a space.
He was like, 'I want to be able to watch a film with my whole family. We can go watch animation now, but there's nothing with real people in it.'"
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