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Elizabeth Banks Heads Back to College to Produce Feature Comedy ‘Betas’ (EXCLUSIVE)

January 22, 2026

Jan 21, 2026 3:47pm PT Elizabeth Banks Heads Back to College to Produce Feature Comedy ‘Betas’ for Universal (EXCLUSIVE) Sammi Cohen to direct from a script by Ilana Wolpert (“Anyone But You”) By Matt Donnelly Plus Icon Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer @MattDonnelly Latest Elizabeth Banks Heads Back to College to Produce Feature Comedy ‘Betas’ for Universal (EXCLUSIVE) 24 minutes ago Jamie Lee Curtis ‘Murder She Wrote’ Movie Finds Director in ‘Pitch Perfect’s’ Jason Moore (EXCLUSIVE) 5 hours ago Sundance 2026 Hot List: Will New Films From Channing Tatum, Charli xcx and Natalie Portman Spark Bidding Wars? 6 hours ago See All Courtesy; Getty Elizabeth Banks is returning to the stomping grounds that cemented her as a career producer and box office draw: the rowdy college comedy. Banks’ Brownstone Productions will mount “Betas,” a film set in the viral world of sorority rush culture.

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Sammi Cohen (“You’re So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah”) will direct the project from a script by Ilana Wolpert (“Anyone But You”).
Related Stories Italy's RAI Cinema International Boards Berlin Perspectives Title 'Forest High' Berlinale Competition Film 'The Loneliest Man in Town' Boarded by Be For Films for Worldwide Sales (EXCLUSIVE) Banks, whose “Pitch Perfect” franchise revitalized the campus genre and scored close to $600 million at the worldwide box office, was the rush chair for her own sorority (Tri Delta) at the University of Pennsylvania.
Banks, Max Handelman and Alison Small will produce via Brownstone.
Kimberly Carver (HBO Max’s “Julia”) will executive produce.
The distributor and production timeline are still unknown.

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Elizabeth Banks Heads Back to College to Produce Feature Comedy ‘Betas’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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