Kristen Wiig to Star in and Produce MGM Adaptation of Chandler Baker Novel THE HUSBANDS

Kristen Wiig has been hired on to star in the MGM adaptation of the highly anticipated novel The Husbands, written by Chandler Baker. Wiig and Baker will produce as well, with Baker adapting for the screen, marking her feature screenwriting debut.

Deadline reports, “The Husbands follows an overworked mother who, while house hunting in a nice suburban neighborhood, meets a group of high-powered women with enviably supportive husbands. When she agrees to take on a legal case involving the untimely death of one resident’s husband, she risks exposing not only the secrets at the heart of her own marriage, but the true secret to having-it-all, one worth killing for.”

Sounds a little Stepford Wives to me, hopefully with a fun new twist. Wiig is currently co-writing the untitled Cinderella Evil Stepsisters film for Disney with writing partner Annie Mumolo, and will be lending her voice for the next installment of the Despicable Me franchise. She is currently in production on the limited series MacGruber 2 for NBC’s Peacock, starring and co-written by Will Forte.