Kay Cannon

Kay Cannon is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and actress. She is best known for writing and producing the Pitch Perfect film series. She made her directorial debut with the comedy film Blockers. Cannon was also a writer and producer for the NBC comedy series 30 Rock and the FOX comedy series New Girl.

Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)

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The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit. In order to clear their name, and regain their status, the Bellas take ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elizabeth Banks
CAST:  Anna Kendrick  •  Rebel Wilson  •  Brittany Snow  •  Hailee Steinfeld

The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit. In order to clear their name, and regain their status, the Bellas take ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elizabeth Banks
CAST:  Anna Kendrick  •  Rebel Wilson  •  Brittany Snow  •  Hailee Steinfeld

The Little Tin Man (2013)

Tired of being overlooked for bigger roles, a struggling dwarf actor sets out to be cast as the Tin Man in Martin Scorsese's remake of The Wizard of Oz.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Perkins
CAST:  Aaron Beelner  •  Kay Cannon  •  Jeff Hiller  •  Chris Henry Coffey

Tired of being overlooked for bigger roles, a struggling dwarf actor sets out to be cast as the Tin Man in Martin Scorsese's remake of The Wizard of Oz.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Perkins
CAST:  Aaron Beelner  •  Kay Cannon  •  Jeff Hiller  •  Chris Henry Coffey

Mystery Team (2009)

A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Eckman
CAST:  Donald Glover  •  Aubrey Plaza  •  Dominic Dierkes  •  D.C. Pierson

A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Eckman
CAST:  Donald Glover  •  Aubrey Plaza  •  Dominic Dierkes  •  D.C. Pierson

How to Be Single (2016)

New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christian Ditter
CAST:  Dakota Johnson  •  Rebel Wilson  •  Alison Brie  •  Nicholas Braun

New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christian Ditter
CAST:  Dakota Johnson  •  Rebel Wilson  •  Alison Brie  •  Nicholas Braun

Blockers (2018)

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When three parents discover that each of their daughters have a pact to lose their virginity at prom, they launch a covert one-night operation to stop the teens from sealing the deal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kay Cannon
CAST:  Leslie Mann  •  Ike Barinholtz  •  John Cena  •  Kathryn Newton

When three parents discover that each of their daughters have a pact to lose their virginity at prom, they launch a covert one-night operation to stop the teens from sealing the deal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kay Cannon
CAST:  Leslie Mann  •  Ike Barinholtz  •  John Cena  •  Kathryn Newton

Cinderella (2021)

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Cinderella, an orphaned girl with an evil stepmother, has big dreams and with the help of her Fabulous Godmother, she perseveres to make them come true.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kay Cannon
CAST:  Camila Cabello  •  Billy Porter  •  Idina Menzel  •  Nicholas Galitzine

Cinderella, an orphaned girl with an evil stepmother, has big dreams and with the help of her Fabulous Godmother, she perseveres to make them come true.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kay Cannon
CAST:  Camila Cabello  •  Billy Porter  •  Idina Menzel  •  Nicholas Galitzine

79ers

A group of estranged friends are forced back together after 20 years to complete a treasure hunt they attempted as misfit teens, but never completed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kay Cannon
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A group of estranged friends are forced back together after 20 years to complete a treasure hunt they attempted as misfit teens, but never completed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kay Cannon
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My Ex-Friend's Wedding (2024)

After receiving a drunken voicemail from a former BFF on the eve of her wedding day, confessing that she thinks she’s making a mistake, four childhood former best friends plan to stop her from getting married.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kay Cannon
CAST:  Ariana DeBose  •  Amanda Seyfried  •  Chloe Fineman  •  Megan Stalter

After receiving a drunken voicemail from a former BFF on the eve of her wedding day, confessing that she thinks she’s making a mistake, four childhood former best friends plan to stop her from getting married.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kay Cannon
CAST:  Ariana DeBose  •  Amanda Seyfried  •  Chloe Fineman  •  Megan Stalter