okgo Posted August 29, 2023 Posted August 29, 2023 (edited) It may not be fall yet, but we're ready to send Meg Ryan a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils. Ryan, beloved in rom-com classics such as When Harry Met Sally and You've Got Mail, is returning to the genre that made her a star. In What Happens Later, which Ryan also co-wrote and directed, she stars as Willa, who ends up snowed in at a regional airport with ex-lover Bill (David Duchovny), whom she has not seen in years. EW has an exclusive first look at Ryan's rom-com redux, which borrows from both classic screwball comedies and late, great writer-director Nora Ephron in its tale of lost love, second chances, and buoyant goodwill. "Sometimes there's a question of: Will they be together? Will they not be together?" Ryan says, in quotes provided to EW from an interview conducted prior to the start of the SAG-AFTRA strike. "For that reason, [What Happens Later] sort of evolves the rom-com genre just a little bit. It's also about old people, and it's still romantic and sexy." When Willa and Bill are indefinitely delayed at an airport overnight, they find themselves drawn to each other and irked by one another much as they did decades prior. But as they try to unravel their mutual past and compare the trajectory of their lives to the dreams they once shared, they begin to question if their reunion is coincidental or guided by a greater force in the universe. Based on the play Shooting Star by Steven Dietz, the Bleecker Street film boasts a script by Dietz, Ryan, and Kirk Lynn. What Happens Later is Ryan's second feature film behind the camera and her first romantic comedy. She previously directed 2015's Ithaca. "It has a relationship to movies from the '40s, like Bringing Up Baby, in terms of the banter and the rhythm of things and a lot of that era of filmmaking," Ryan adds. "Nora Ephron used to say about rom-coms that they were really a secretly incredible delivery system to comment on the times, and we do that in this movie." Ryan first met Duchovny via Zoom in preparation for the film but quickly warmed to him as an onscreen partner. "My character, Willa, is a magical thinker and David's character, Bill, is a catastrophic thinker," Ryan explains of the film. "These rom-coms really work when the two characters are somehow opposites and yet have a rhythm of intellect and humor and dialogue and banter that sort of indicates their compatibility. So, it's just been really fun to see David embrace this guy who I don't think is anything really like David. Whereas the Willa thing I can really relate to. To see him dive into every single scene in the fullest way, he's funny, and he's smart, and he's dear, and irresistible." What Happens Later hits theaters on Oct. 13. Check out more first-look photos. https://ew.com/movies/meg-ryan-what-happens-later-david-duchovny-first-look/ Edited August 29, 2023 by okgo 1
poki Posted August 29, 2023 Posted August 29, 2023 Oh wow If reviews are good I think this could be a cute hit.
Bad Decisions Posted August 29, 2023 Posted August 29, 2023 I have so much love for Meg Ryan so I'm hoping this is a nice little hit for her!
Onyxmage Posted August 29, 2023 Posted August 29, 2023 The only thing I’m interested in from her is Kate and Leopald part 2.
DuffStan Posted August 30, 2023 Posted August 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Shelter said: Hollywood did her dirty. Hopefully it’s good Because of ageism? What happened?
DEGUOM Posted August 30, 2023 Posted August 30, 2023 6 minutes ago, DuffStan said: Because of ageism? What happened? Botched plastic surgery is what I heard why she disappeared for a while Very happy to see her back!
chiliam Posted August 30, 2023 Posted August 30, 2023 glad to see her back, will check this out if it has good review they needs to make more quality rom-com like back in the day
Veckatimest Posted August 30, 2023 Posted August 30, 2023 We love an acclaimed actrice However, I really hope that this vehicle even gives her a moderate amount of material and doesn't serve low-budget Netflix romcom that's buried after a day, she really deserves better after devouring that many iconic roles
Frozen99 Posted August 30, 2023 Posted August 30, 2023 the plot honestly looks pretty good, and she looks pretty good herself, despite the botched plastic surgeries, exciting!
EmailMySwift Posted August 30, 2023 Posted August 30, 2023 love Queen Meg but the trailer didn't really give
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