Lily Collins, Charlie McDowell and Alex Orlovsky release case study films

Lily Collins, filmmaker Charlie McDowell and renowned independent producer Alex Orlovsky officially created a production entity called Case Study Films.

The trio previously collaborated on the 2021 film "Windfall," a pot of socio-economic undertones putting starring Collins, Jesse Plemons and Jason Segel, sold to Netflix. Case Study will create funded film and series content in partnership with High Frequency Entertainment.

"Case Study Films is about collaboration and storytelling," Collins said in a statement. “We approach our relationships in every aspect of the filmmaking process – fostering an idea from conception to release – alongside established talent and exciting new voices. Our hope is that this will become a very special one-stop-shop for creatives."

The company has many projects in active development, including "Razzlekhan: The Infamous Crocodile of Wall Street" from Hulu, "co-produced by New York Magazine's Scoop Wasserstein with McDowell directing and Collins co-starring; 'The Complice', co-produced with Amazon-created Dylan Clark Productions and based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Lisa Lutz; and an agreement to produce special series for Legendary Entertainment.

Orlovsky has an impressive resume and a knack for cracking urgent indie voices including Derek Cianfrance, Fleck and Boden, Eliza Hittman, and McDowell himself. The latter's credits include the acclaimed indie "The One That I Love" and Segel's futuristic "The Discovery."

Collins, who stars in the Netflix blockbuster "Emily in Paris," is represented by CAA, LBI Entertainment , Definition Entertainment, Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern LLP and The Lede Company. McDowell is represented by CAA, LBI Entertainment, Black Bear Management and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs and Fox.

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