‘The Wrong Girls’ Trailer: Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat Lead a Weed-Fueled Riff on ‘The Big Lebowski’

Dylan Meyer writes and directs the stoner comedy, which also stars the likes of Seth Rogen and Kate McKinnon.

Perhaps the death of the stoner movie has been exaggerated. While cinephiles continue to debate whether the widespread legalization of marijuana has permanently ruined the allure of comedies about its usage, Dylan Meyer is rolling out a star-studded comedy about two clueless drug enthusiasts who find themselves wrapped up in a crime-tinged odyssey that could be ripped from “The Big Lebowski.”

The new film stars Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat as two weed-loving friends who find themselves wrapped up in a case of mistaken identity and take far too long to realize that they’re in serious danger. Written and directed by Meyer, “The Wrong Girls” boasts a starry ensemble cast that also includes the likes of Lakeith Stanfield, Tony Hale, Zack Fox, Seth Rogen, Kumail Nanjiani, Kate McKinnon, and Geena Davis.

The Los Angeles-set film is both an homage to Hollywood’s rich tradition of weed-fueled hangout movies and crime comedies, and something wholly original that leans on the distinct voices of its director and stars.

“I don’t think there’s a single stoner female buddy movie,” Meyer said in a Q&A included in the film’s press notes, in which she cited films like “Smiley Face,” “Beavis and Butt-Head Do America,” “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion,” “Repo Man,” “Pineapple Express,” and “The Big Lebowski” as influences on it. “I really related to The Dude, and I realized there was a lack of female characters like that. But I didn’t want to make a girl movie that was doing an impression of boy movies. I wanted to make a movie that felt true to the people that were in it and didn’t follow traditional comedic formula because it had to be truly itself.”

Stewart has never hid her enthusiasm about “The Wrong Girls,” which she has been teasing for years. In a 2025 interview with IndieWire she described her passion for the unapologetically silly script and her eagerness to shoot in Los Angeles.

“Dylan wrote that script, ‘The Wrong Girls,’ years ago and we are producing it now,” Stewart said. “We start shooting in two weeks and I’m like doing backflips about it. I’m so excited we get to shoot in L.A. and that in and of itself seems like a fantasy. Alia Shawkat is my other ‘Wrong Girl’ and we’re putting it together, like in quite a literal way, right now.”

Neon will release “The Wrong Girls” in theaters on Friday, August 14. Watch the trailer below.