Amy Schumer considers herself a choosy particular person, no less than in terms of selecting her movies.

"By that, I simply imply I solely wish to do one thing if I feel I might do it the most effective," she tells Leisure Weekly. "I don't wish to tackle a job that I'm like, this is able to be so humorous if anyone else did it."

Enter her latest movie, Kinda Pregnant. Schumer stars as Lainy Newton, a newly single trainer who's needed to be a mother since she was little. However life had different plans, and when her greatest pal, Kate (Jillian Bell), will get pregnant first, Lainy turns into jealous and decides to don a pretend child bump…after which by chance meets the person of her desires (Will Forte) whereas carrying it.

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"I feel I waited for one thing that I felt actually linked to," Schumer says of the movie. "I actually loved doing The People with A24 [in 2021]. However I do consider this as sort of my return to films, and it's as a result of I used to be ready to have one thing to say."

That "one thing" boils all the way down to "the concept of what you assume it means to get married and have a baby versus the fact of it." She provides, "Everyone has their very own journey with deciding whether or not or to not grow to be a guardian, or fertility, or infertility, and I believed that this was a very nice solution to discover that."

Whereas that would get a bit heavy, it ought to be famous that the movie, first written by Julie Paiva, is a real comedy at coronary heart. "It’s not your conventional rom-com; it’s wild and pushes boundaries whereas nonetheless being heartfelt," director Tyler Spindel — who calls the venture "a comedy nerd's dream" — tells EW by way of e mail.

In different phrases, it seems like an Amy Schumer joint — and it ought to as a result of in addition to starring within the movie, she additionally produces and has a writing credit score alongside Paiva, which was "a very enjoyable shock" for the comic. "It was a shock as a result of with out going into an excessive amount of element, I feel when you rewrite a script, it goes into automated arbitration, and the union reads all of the drafts, they usually resolve, and it's very uncommon," she explains. "So I used to be shocked and excited, and Julie and I are actually proud to each have credit collectively and beloved working with one another. We knew that we needed the identical message."

Schumer's contributions to the script are evident all through, or as she places it, "my prints are throughout this factor." For instance? "I might say this proudly as a bit of shock, a bit of spoiler, that there was no intercourse scene earlier than I got here onto the venture," she teases. Make of that what you’ll.

A part of what makes Kinda Pregnant such a nontraditional romantic comedy is its emphasis on feminine friendships. Along with Bell, the movie additionally stars Brianne Howey as a pregnant lady who befriends Lainy, and Lizze Broadway and Urzila Carlson as Lainy's hilariously obnoxious coworkers. The evolution of Lainy's relationships with these girls is a pleasant throughline within the movie.

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These friendships are so central to the story that Schumer struggles with the concept of promoting the movie purely as a rom-com. "I don't assume we must always ignore the romance, however the takeaway from it for me is unquestionably about discovering love for your self via your friendships and the way a lot you’re keen on your mates," she says.

Her onscreen relationships even translated to the true world, with Schumer saying she and her costars obtained "weirdly shut" whereas making it. As an example her level, throughout this interview, she makes an attempt to incorporate the solid within the dialog by filming a video message to their group chat, asking sweetly, "Can I simply put you on it for a sec? As a result of I really feel like they need to be part of this primary interview with me.")

However, we'd be remiss to not point out the adorably swoon-worthy flip by Forte because the movie's romantic lead, a Zamboni driver named Josh, whom Schumer hopes audiences crush on. As for what makes Forte the proper onscreen boyfriend, she says it goes again to the identical cause she needed to work with the MacGruber star within the first place. Says Schumer, "The explanation I needed to work with him on this was he’s, I imply, so humorous. And I feel he's good-looking and he's the sort of man that I might wish to discuss to and possibly be my boyfriend. And it feels potential. You understand what I imply? I like that the romantic love pursuits that I’ve labored with, you’ll be able to actually really feel their attraction, I feel. And it feels possibly attainable."

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Again in April, Schumer told Variety of Kinda Pregnant, "I’m striving for it to be one of many 10 funniest films of my lifetime" and “I feel it’s going to be as humorous as Trainwreck.” When requested in November if he thinks they succeeded on this, Spindel jokes, "It’s exhausting to say as a result of comedy is subjective, however I can objectively say it’s funnier than The Inexperienced Mile and Schindler’s Record mixed."

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Because the movie gears as much as debut on Netflix, Schumer hopes it "makes individuals really feel good and joyful and susceptible and that it begins some conversations that possibly wouldn't have began."

"We wish to give individuals one thing enjoyable to look at, that’s gentle, candy and doesn’t take itself too critically," Spindel provides. "It’s an awesome date film, or for a ladies' evening, I choose to look at it with my fish in Spanish — the selection is yours."

Kinda Pregnant, which additionally stars Damon Wayans Jr., Alex Moffat, Joel David Moore, Francis Benhamou, Molly Sims, and Jackie Sandler, hits Netflix on Feb. 5, 2025.