Amy Schumer to Star in 20-Year Marriage Comedy Best Divorce Ever

Q: Who will play the ex-husband opposite Amy Schumer in this chaotic take on modern divorce?

It has not been announced. The materials provided identify Amy Schumer as playing Clarissa and name the ex-husband character as Franklin, but they do not say who has been cast opposite her. Trade coverage describes the project, production team and sales plans, yet no actor is named for Franklin. So, based on the available reporting, the ex-husband role opposite Schumer remains uncast publicly or undisclosed.

Q: What hidden disasters await a couple trying to celebrate their split with an untying the knot party?

The “hidden disasters” are the very problems the film sets up as comic fallout: disastrous dates, children who do not fully trust the split is as peaceful as advertised, and awkward, misguided attempts at “conscious uncoupling.” In “Best Divorce Ever,” Amy Schumer’s character Clarissa and her husband Franklin try to turn their divorce into a celebration by throwing an “Untying the Knot” party after 20 years of marriage. But the premise quickly undercuts itself. Their effort to make the breakup feel modern, friendly and emotionally tidy runs into the messier realities of family life and dating after a long marriage. The children are described as suspicious, suggesting the couple’s upbeat public performance may not match how the separation feels at home. At the same time, their return to single life produces bad dates that complicate the idea of an easy, empowering reset. The biggest “disaster,” though, is emotional: they discover that ending the marriage may be simpler than preserving a stable, happy family structure afterward. That tension is central to writer-director Sean Mullin’s script, which was inspired by his own amicable divorce. The film’s point appears to be that even the most civilized split can trigger confusion, comedy and pain. In other words, the party is meant to celebrate freedom, but it exposes how hard it is to separate romantically without disrupting parenting, trust and everyday family bonds.

3 articles · Updated · Variety · Aug 17

Amy Schumer has signed on to star in and produce “Best Divorce Ever,” a Sean Mullin comedy that Concourse Media will launch to buyers in Toronto next month.
The film follows Clarissa and Franklin, who end their 20-year marriage and try to stage an amicable split, only to see dates, children and “conscious uncoupling” plans unravel.
Concourse Media and sister company Archetype Media Finance are executive producing and financing, with Matthew Lee Miller and Natalie Metzger producing for Vanishing Angle.
Mullin said the script grew out of his own amicable divorce and aims to recast divorce as something other than a failed ending, while giving Schumer another lead comedy vehicle.