Sitting in Bars with Cake

Sitting in Bars with Cake is an American romantic comedy-drama film written by Audrey Shulman and based on her 2016 book with the same name and inspired by true events, and directed by Trish Sie. The film stars Yara Shahidi, Odessa A'zion and Bette Midler. The film follows talented but shy baker Jane (Shahidi) and her best friend Corinne (A'zion) who convinces her to bring cakes to bars, to help her build confidence. But when Corinne receives brain cancer diagnosis, their life changes. The film was released on September 8, 2023, by Amazon Prime Video and received generally positive reviews from critics. Cast Production On February 9, 2022, in was reported that Yara Shahidi will star and exec produce the Amazon Studios romantic comedy-drama Sitting in Bars with Cake based on the blog and book of the same name by Audrey Shulman. Trish Sie joined the film as director while Shulman adapted the script. On September 22, 2022, Bette Midler, Ron Livingston, Maia Mitchell, Aaron Dominguez, Rish Shah, Odessa A’zion, Martha Kelly, Adina Porter, Navid Negahban, Simone Recasner, Will Ropp and Charlie Patton have joined the cast. Principal photography took place in Los Angeles in October 2022. It is the first film to be distributed through Amazon MGM Studios Distribution, a new film and television distribution unit for Amazon and MGM projects, with this film being released through the MGM banner.