Quintessential eternal bridesmaid Nellie Robinson (Leah McKendrick) constantly finds herself between weddings, baby showers, and bad dates. When she begins to feel like the clock is ticking and is faced with bleak romantic prospects, Nellie decides to freeze her eggs — setting her on an empowering journey to a brave new world where she ultimately discovers “the one” she’s looking for might be herself.
Leah McKendrick is a Latina American filmmaker and actress from San Francisco. Her directorial debut, Sctambled, which she also wrote and stars in, premiered at SXSW 2023 and is based on Leah’s real journey through egg freezing and 30-something singledom.
The film also stars Ego Nwodim, Andrew Santino, Adam Rodriguez, Laura Cerón, and Clancy Brown.
McKendrick has multiple projects in various stages of development including the Paramount romantic comedy BetterLAte Than Never which she is attached to direct, and penning the screenplay for TriStar’s reboot of the 80s cult classic, Troop Beverly Hills. Up next she’ll be writing the legacy sequel to the 90s slasher, I Know wehat You Did Last Summer.
Scrambled is in US theatres on the 2nd of February.
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