A still from Pitch Perfect 2
Highlights
- Pitch Perfect stars Anna Kendrick amongst an ensemble cast
- The series is a musical comedy
- The first part was a sleeper hit
director Trish Sie will now head the upcoming comedy
Pitch Perfect 3 after Elizabeth Banks left the director's chair.
Producers Paul Brooks, Max Handelman and Elizabeth, who launched an immediate hunt for a replacement, finalised Trish after
Pitch Perfect director Jason Moore, also declined the project due to unavailability, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Grammy award-winning Trish has only directed one film so far in her career which was 2014's
Step Up All In, the fifth instalment of the dance-themed franchise.
Pitch Perfect 3 which was earlier expected to release on July 21, 2017 will now hit the theatres on December 22 next year.
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