Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international sales rights to two Tubi original YA romantic comedies, How to Lose a Popularity Contest and Kissing Is the Easy Part. Blue Fox will launch sales at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.
Kissing Is the Easy Part stars Asher Angel (Shazam! Fury of the Gods) and Paris Berelc (Alexa & Katie) and is based on the Wattpad webnovel of the same name by Christine Duann.
The film is produced by WEBTOON Productions’ David Madden, Jason Goldberg, and Wattpad President Aron Levitz. Angel, Berelc, Mirza, and Rebecca Webb executive produce, alongside Blue Ice Pictures’ Lance Samuels, Daniel Iron, and Samantha Levine.
“We’re thrilled to bring these two fresh, joyful rom-coms to the international marketplace,” said Blue Fox Entertainment President Lisa Gutberlet. “The success we’ve seen worldwide with The Bad Boy and Me and its sequel proves the strong appetite for Tubi Originals internationally, and we’re confident that Kissing Is the Easy Part and How to Lose a Popularity Contest will resonate just as strongly with audiences everywhere.”
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