Scarlett Johansson, Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz, and Michael Fassbender are in talks to join Nancy Meyers’ Netflix project, Paris Paramount.
The filmmaker behind films like What Women Want, The Intern, and Something’s Gotta Give, Nancy Meyers, is assembling an A-list cast for her next movie. According to reports, Scarlett Johansson, Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz, and Michael Fassbender could join Meyers’ next feature-length project insiders refer to as Paris Paramount.
We hear Johansson is circling the lead role, with sources saying the story revolves around a talented young writer/director who falls head over heels for a producer. The couple split up after taking the entertainment industry by storm and completing several successful projects. Later, the duo finds themselves working alongside one another when a unique project crosses their path, forcing them back into an old routine plagued with complications and overbearing Hollywood personalities.
The plot shares similarities with Meyers’ Hollywood experience and her longtime romantic and professional relationship with Charles Shyer, another of Tinseltown’s writer-director-producer combos. Meyers and Shyer produced Private Benjamin and Baby Boom, as well as Father Of The Bride. During their time together, they were one of Hollywood’s most powerful couples. After they broke up, Meyers developed Something’s Gotta Give, starring Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Francis McDormand, Amanda Peet, and Jon Favreau.Meyers could break the bank with
Paris Paramount. According to reports, the film could cost between $130 million and $150 million. It is the most expensive romantic comedy ever made in Hollywood history. Previously, Jennifer Lawrence was in talks for the lead role previously, but she bowed out for unspecified reasons.Paris Paramount
is Meyers’ first feature-length project since 2015’s The Intern. Meyers directed the film and also wrote it. It stars Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway as well as Rene Russo and Adam Devine. The film is about a 70-year-old widower (De Niro), who discovers that retirement can be a dangerous thing. Nancy Meyers’ new project has you intrigued. As production begins, will more stars join the cast? The film is preparing for a Netflix release. This will make Netflix the best place to go if you want a Nancy Meyers fix.
