1 September 2016 1:05 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
With Elizabeth Banks no longer on board to direct “Pitch Perfect 3,” Universal has acted quickly to find a new helmer for its next installment in one of its most popular franchises: Trish Sie.
Variety first reported earlier this year that Banks would not return to direct the third installment. Banks explained at the Produced By conference that her parental duties drove her decision to leave the director’s chair.
Banks tweeted her support for the new director on Thursday afternoon. “#PitchPerfect has a new leader – so excited @bigbadtrish is directing #PP3!”
#PitchPerfect has a new leader – so excited @bigbadtrish is directing #PP3! pic.twitter.com/KRbTv5oBsi
— Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) September 1, 2016
The studio recently moved back the release to Dec. 22, 2017, in order to have time to find Banks’ replacement, but it looks as though production should stay on schedule as it’s closed a deal with Sie.
- Justin Kroll
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