The Deb (2026)
An original musical comedy about two teenage cousins who dig deep to find self acceptance and a date to the Debutante Ball in a small country town in Australia. Rebel Wilson's hotly anticipated directorial debut.
- Date of release
- 2026-04-09
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Genres
- Music, Comedy
- Director
- Rebel Wilson
Casting
- Natalie Abbott — Taylah
- Charlotte MacInnes — Maeve
- Shane Jacobson — Rick
- Rebel Wilson — Janette
- Stevie Jean — Annabelle
- Steph Tisdell — Dimity
- Costa D'Angelo — Dusty
- Hal Cumpston — Mitch
- Julian McMahon
- Tara Morice — Shell
- Scarlett Crabtree — Kid Koala
- Susan Prior — Tish
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Deb
The Deb is a 2024 Australian musical film directed by Rebel Wilson based on the stage musical of the same name.
Production
The stage show premiered in 2022. Filming commenced in September 2023.
Wilson was inspired by Australian films such as The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Muriel's Wedding. "I really like seeing my culture on screen," she said. "[Those films are] very seminal to me and I really wanted to create a movie that was like the modern version of those. Those movies have such charm, they're so colourful, and they're very funny. And they have real heart to them."
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