Andie MacDowell and Kevin Bacon are the next stars to join the Emily Henry cinematic universe.
The two actors join Phoebe Dynevor and Patrick Schwarzenegger in the 2020 film adaptation of the best-selling book Henry. Beach reading, Hollywood Reporter And he confirmed. Their specific roles have not been announced.
Dynevor and Schwarzenegger were previously announced as the romantic leads with Dynevor portraying January Andrews and Schwarzenegger’s Gus Everett.
Beach reading It follows romance writer January Andrews, who no longer believes in love, and Augustus “Gus” Everett, a literary writer suffering from severe writer’s block. When the two polar opposites find themselves living in neighboring beach houses in Michigan, they eventually hatch a plan to help each other out of a creative rut. Gus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will write the next great American novel. Despite helping each other write their next books, things take a turn when they find love in the process.
Yulin Kuang, who also co-wrote the adaptation of Henry The people we meet on vacation For Netflix, she is directing the film based on her script for 20th Century Studios.
Since the casting was highly anticipated, fans were quick to share their thoughts on their ideal choices. After Schwarzenegger was cast as Gus, fan discourse was divided online, with many noting that they thought the actor was the wrong choice for the character. Addressing the mixed reaction, Henry said she “will sit back and let it unfold. It’s our baby — the readers’ baby and my baby — but it’s also the filmmakers’ baby and the studio’s baby, and I’m taking the readers along, and we just have to trust the vision.”
Beach reading is the latest book by Henry, dubbed the Queen of the Rom-com, to get the adaptation treatment. Three of her other novels (Book lovers, funny story and Happy place) are also in development into films. The people we meet on vacationThe film, starring Tom Blythe and Emily Bader, began streaming on Netflix in January.
Neal H. Moritz is producing via Original Films with Karina Rahardja executive producing. Sarah Shepherd oversees 20th Century Studios. Claire Reith is credited with closing the original book rights deal.
Bacon is repped by MGMT Entertainment. MacDowell is repped by The Gersh Agency and RMS Productions.
