Tim Robbins and Sissy Spacek join Emma Stone and Chris Pine in romantic comedy The Catch

Tim Robbins and Sissy Spacek join Emma Stone and Chris Pine huntingA romantic comedy film from Universal Pictures.

The two Oscar winners add some sparkle to the invitation sheet, which already includes Saturday Night Live Breakout Ashley Padilla and comedian Drusky, on top of Stone and Pine.

Dave McCarey, who served as director of the part SNL Set in the 2000s, she is married to Stone and directs the film, which begins shooting in July in New York.

While many plot details are being kept in the catcher’s glove, sources say it’s being described as a romantic comedy Paul Durham meet Notting Hill With Stone playing the most hated woman in baseball. Payne also plays a baseball player.

Robbins will play Stone’s father while Spacek will play his aunt.

Gene Statsky and Travis Helwig wrote the latest draft of the screenplay. Patrick Kang and Michael Levine wrote the original text for the spec.

Universal has set a May 21, 2027 release date for the rom-com.

For Robbins, the comedy is a return to the hill, in a sense, as the actor achieved breakout status with his work on Paul DurhamThe 1988 baseball film is considered one of the best sports films in the genre. The actor has been spending time in the TV world lately, appearing on AppleTV shows silo And before that, Hulu Castle Rock. His last feature was the 2019 conspiracy thriller directed by Todd Haynes Dark water.

Spacek appeared with Jennifer Lawrence last year My love dies And also opposite Michelle Williams in the Hulu limited series Dying for sex.

Robbins is repped by CAA and Anonymous Content while Spacek is repped by UTA, MGMT Entertainment, Rowan & Maron, and Fat Dot.

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