Mia Goth, Dan Stevens and Zach Galifianakis Join ‘Hey Bear’ from ‘Portlandia’ Creator Jonathan Krisel
Mia Goth, Dan Stevens and Zach Galifianakis have signed on to star in Hey Bear, the feature directoral debut of Portlandia co-creator Jonathan Krisel. Described as a “coming of rage” story, from a script written by Emmy Award-winner Carrie Kemper (Beef), Hey Bear follows Claire (Goth), a woman who seeks revenge on a bear after…
Mia Goth, Dan Stevens and Zach Galifianakis have signed on to star in Hey Bear, the feature directoral debut of Portlandia co-creator Jonathan Krisel.
Described as a “coming of rage” story, from a script written by Emmy Award-winner Carrie Kemper (Beef), Hey Bear follows Claire (Goth), a woman who seeks revenge on a bear after it kills her husband, Gregory (Stevens). Believing the animal was euthanized, Claire later discovers it has been relocated and vows to track it down. She teams up with a park ranger named Putt (Zach Galifianakis), whose own motives complicate their mission.
HanWay Films will handle international sales on the film and will be introducing it to buyers at the American Film Market in Los Angeles next month. WME Independent and UTA Independent Film Group will handle North American sales.
“There is nothing more thrilling than coming across a project that breaks barriers in terms of originality,” said HanWay CEO Gabrielle Stewart in a statement. “As absurd and crazy as the premise of this story is, you always fully connect and empathize with Claire’s journey as she figures out how, out of grief, to take ownership of her life again. Mia Goth, Dan Stevens and Zach Galifianakis are the dream team to make us laugh, feel, and gasp with shock and horror.”
Hey Bear is being produced by Alix Madigan (Winter’s Bone). Executive producers are Carrie Kemper and Danica Radovanov.
Krisel is represented by UTA and Mosaic; Kemper by UTA; Goth by WME, Curtis Brown and Jackoway Austen; Galifianakis by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and UTA; and Stevens by CAA and Julian Belfrage Associates.
The 2025 American Film Market runs Nov. 11-16.
