Finn Wittrock ("Don't Move") and Alexandra Daddario ("The White Lotus") are set to star in the upcoming live-action movie "Hershey" which will chronicle the story behind one of the most famous chocolate companies in the world. The film will be directed by "Mean Girls" and "Freaky Friday" helmer Mark Waters and is expected to begin filming in May in Pennsylvania. "Hershey" will be released in 2026 aligning with America's 250th anniversary. No distributor is attached, so far.
Wittrock will star as Milton Hershey, who, alongside his wife Kitty (Daddario), built a candy empire that powered a philanthropic legacy. In 1909, Milton and Kitty founded the Hershey Industrial School, which provided free education and housing to orphans and underprivileged children. Twenty years before his death, Milton transferred the majority of his fortune into the Milton Hershey School Trust, planting the seed for one of the wealthiest educational endowments in the country. In developing a town around their chocolate factory, the Hersheys also built theaters, recreation centers and public transportation for their workers.
Waters spoke about the film saying: "Against all odds, Milton achieved great success, but unlike a lot of other wealthy men of his time, he shared his success with the working people and community around him. The core of 'Hershey', the movie, will be the special love story between Milton and Catherine Hershey, who inspired his greatest legacy — the creation of Milton Hershey School. I'm excited to have Finn Wittrock and Alexandra Daddario to portray these two visionaries, who believed in leaving the world a better place than they found it — the kind of wonderful, true story that audiences are hungry for right now."
The film is produced by Sharon Paul, Mark Tilghman, Mary Aloe, Joshua Harris and Will Hardy, with executive producers Daniel Hank, Joseph Lanius, Flip & Susan Flippen and Joanne Marlowe. Dandelion Media produces in partnership with the Hershey Entities and in association with Aloe Entertainment, Peachtree Group and RCM3. UTA Independent Film Group is representing worldwide rights.
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