Summary

Megan Stalter discusses working with Lena Dunham for the upcoming HBO series
Too Much
, praising her talent and versatility.
Stalter looks forward to the London-set series and compares it to the comedy and sadness of Dunham’s show,
Girls
.
Stalter reflects on her experience in
Hacks
, and shares what she’d like to see her character Kayla do in season four.

We just spoke to comedy actress Megan Stalter amid the release of her new heartfelt new comedy-drama film Cora Bora, which sees the Hacks standout as a struggling musician in LA who tries to surprise her long-distance girlfriend in Portland…to questionable results. Stalter opened up about her new film to MovieWeb, plus her work with acclaimed writer and director Lena Dunham, who has been busy herself promoting her new film Treasure. Stalter will co-star in Dunham’s upcoming series Too Much.

Cora Bora (2023) 3.5/5 Fearing her relationship isn’t going well, Cora returns home to win her girlfriend back, but she realizes much more than her love life needs salvaging.Release Date June 14, 2024 Director Hannah Pearl Utt Cast Megan Stalter , Jojo T. Gibbs , Manny Jacinto , Ayden Mayeri , Thomas Mann Runtime 1h 32m Writers Rhianon Jones Studio(s) Los Angeles Media Fund , Neon Heart Productions , Almanor Films Expand

“I love working with her,” Stalter told us about Dunham. “She’s so funny, and she’s so unbelievable at her job. She’s, like, an incredible director, writer, performer, and it was a dream to work with her.” Stalter continued, regarding the nature of Too Much, which is shot in London, and its parallels to Dunham’s past work:

I’m excited to see it come together. Like, it has a little bit of everything… It’s sad and heartbreaking, and also so funny. And I’m a huge
Girls
fan, so I think it was so cool to work with her.

“It was so fun to work with her and I am happy to be in London, but the food is really bad there,” added Stalter, who continued to rhapsodize about Dunham’s previous series, Girls:

“And that show,
I feel like that’s the show that has everything
. Like, some of the parts make me cry, and it’s so sweet. And I feel like there’s a lot of loss in that show. I mean, at the end of the series, they’re not friends anymore, but then Hannah has a baby, and it’s just like part of life. You lose and then get even more than what you lost back.”

Related: Lena Dunham Praises Stephen Fry & Shares How Treasure Relates to Her Own Filmmaking

Megan Stalter’s Thoughts on Hacks

Stalter’s hit HBO series Hacks just concluded its third season, and the actor was quick to share her thoughts on what would be hilarious to see in season 4. “It would be really fun if Kayla got pregnant,” she told us. “I think it’d be funny… Or maybe she’s pregnant, but also she just adopted three kids. That’d be out of nowhere, and that’d be really funny.” She continued:

“I always tell [co-star] Paul [W. Downs] it’d be so funny if they did end up together. Like, what if they do and e’s like, ‘OK, sorry, I love this girl.’ But I guess it’s the ‘will they, won’t they?’ that everyone loves. But I have no idea what’s in store, and I’m so excited. They’re so funny. Paul is so funny, Hannah [Einbinder], Jean [Smart],
everyone’s just incredible. And I’m so happy to do it again
.”

From Brainstorm Media, Cora Bora is now playing in theaters, and you can stream Hacks through the link below:

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