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We’ve lastly bought some particulars on Nancy Meyer’s long-awaited ensemble comedy that was first introduced final yr. Set to enter manufacturing in a number of months, we’re listening to Scarlett Johansson, Owen Wilson, and Penelope Cruz have been eyed for roles within the new comedy.
Nancy Meyers first signed with Netflix again in April 2022 to write down and direct a new ensemble comedy that Netflix Studios’ll produce.
Meyers is the author, producer, and director greatest identified for titles equivalent to It’s Complicated, Private Benjamin, and Something’s Gotta Give.
Beyond that preliminary announcement (which contained no plot info or info), we’ve had no particulars on what we will count on from the film.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 01: Director Nancy Meyers accepts the award for Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement onstage throughout the 2020 Writers Guild Awards West Coast Ceremony at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 01, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for WGAW)
Now we will reveal a number of leads Netflix is in talks with and a few plot particulars.
While the title stays untitled for now, we do have a bit extra info on the plot of the film:
“A talented young writer/director and brilliant young producer, get off to a fantastic Hollywood start: meeting, quickly falling in love, and creating successful films together. Soon enough, the romance fades and the two call it quits, but when another great career opportunity arises, they find themselves teamed up on a new project with high stakes and two emotionally volatile stars that may test their limits…”
As the title suggests, we’re listening to Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story, Black Widow), Owen Wilson (Loki, Starsky & Hutch), and Penélope Cruz (Vanilla Sky, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) are all eyed for numerous roles throughout the undertaking.
We’re at present listening to the film is eying to start manufacturing in May 2023 in Los Angeles. In latest weeks, Meyer posted on her Instagram that she was again on a studio lot. It’s unclear whether or not that was associated to this undertaking.
This gained’t be Meyers’s first title for Netflix (technically), on condition that she directed and wrote the so-called “mini-sequel” to Father of the Bride, streamed on Netflix’s YouTube Channel again in September 2020.
Per the unique Deadline article, a relationship from that half 3 particular led to a relationship with Netflix movie head Scott Stuber and this film deal.
We’ll have a full preview of the upcoming ensemble comedy as soon as we’ve bought some extra confirmations on the forged and when the film’s title is unveiled.