Alexandra Daddario and Finn Wittrock will lead the Biopian “Hershey” about the US’s first family in chocolate, dandelion media and Hershey Company announced on Tuesday.
Coming from “Mean girls” director Mark Waters with a script by Sharon Paul and Timothy Michael Hayes, the film will follow Milton Hershey’s “Rags-to-roches Journey and his deep impact on the world”, per press release.
“American Horror Story” actor will play Chocolatier Milton, while the “White Lotus” actress will play her philanthropist Mrs. Kitty Hershey. Filming will start in May-Inktuver on site in Hershey, Pennsylvania-for a 2026 edition.
“Against all odds, Milton achieved great success, but unlike many other rich men in his time, he shared his success with working people and society around him,” Waters shared in a statement. “The essence of ‘Hershey’, the movie, will be the special love story between Milton and Catherine Hershey, who inspired his greatest heritage – the creation of Milton Hershey School. I am happy to have Finn Wittrock and Alexandra Daddario to make these two visionaries, who thought it was a better place than they were, that it was friendly, that it was friendly, that it was friendly. Be true, true stories are hungy is hungy now.
“Milton Hershey’s story exemplifies the American dream,” Hershey Company agreed and CEO Michele Buck. “This movie will reveal how Milton and Kitty built something much larger than a chocolate company. Their heritage extends beyond sweet candy for education, society and the opportunity for thousands. We are proud to support a movie that shares the full Hershe story – one of resilience, vision and impact that continues to inspire today.”
The producers include Paul, Mark Tilghman for Dandelion Media, Mary Aloe for Aloe Entertainment, Daniel Hank and Will Hardy, with Josh Harris and Joanne Marlowe as financing partners.
In addition, Dandelion Media promises historical accuracy when Hershey Historical Archives is put on the screen for the first time ever. “‘Hershey’ celebrates fantasy, generosity and of course the joy of chocolate,” they teased.
