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Megan Suri Will Topline LGBTQ+ Adaptation of Sara Jo Cluff’s “The Kiss List”

Suri in "Never Have I Ever"

Best known for playing a frenemy to Devi Vishwakumar in Season 2 of “Never Have I Ever,” Megan Suri takes a leading role in “The Kiss List,” an LGBTQ+ adaptation of Sara Jo Cluff’s novel from MarVista Entertainment and Red Clay Studios. Deadline reports that the pic just wrapped production. Sonía Sebastian (“Girl Gets Girl”) directed and Ximena García Lecuona (“What If?”) penned the script.

“Cluff’s story has all the elements to translate into a compelling feature in the young adult space, including relationships, healthy boundaries, jealousy, revenge, forgiveness, and ultimately self-love,” said Hannah Pillemer, Head of Creative Affairs at MarVista. She emphasized that the film “thoughtfully expanded the storyline to include LGBTQ+ representation” and the adaptation “allows the characters to authentically grapple with their sexuality and sexual identity, as well as their peer and parent relationships.”

A synopsis for the film hasn’t been released yet, but the book tells the story of high school student Camille Collins, whose “favorite hobby is kissing her boyfriend, Dylan. Dylan’s a decent guy, but he’s got his sights on something more. So he dumps Camille and spreads a rumor that she’s a bad kisser. With the help of BFFs Hayley and Kaitlyn, Camille devises a perfect plan to prove Dylan wrong — a kiss list. Perfect kisses with a few of the hottest guys in school would leave too much evidence for anyone to deny. Camille can’t wait for the flirting and freedom to begin, but with the sudden hate from her former softball teammates, social media blow-ups, and a distant mom, things aren’t turning out as fun as she’d hoped, making her wonder if creating the kiss list was a form of social suicide.”

Besides her role as Aneesa on “Never Have I Ever,” Suri’s other credits include “Fresh Off the Boat” and “Atypical.”


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