Regé-Jean Page On How “The Idea That The Rom-Com Is Dead” Informed His Decision To Star In ‘You, Me & Tuscany’

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Regé-Jean Page will soon be returning to his romantic roots with the upcoming rom-com You, Me & Tuscany starring Halle Bailey — and the film’s genre is part of the reason he signed on for the role.

With many recent thinkpieces and opinions expressed by Hollywood regarding the supposed death of the rom-com, the Emmy-nominated Bridgerton alum told People recently in an interview that the misconception informed his decision.

“It might have been that. The idea that the rom-com is dead,” he said. “Love definitely isn’t dead. Love will save us. And I think that I’m happy to wave that flag.”

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In You, Me & Tuscany, Anna (Bailey) impulsively jets off to the Italian countryside to stay in a stranger’s villa sans permission. When she’s caught by the man’s mother, she pretends to be her son’s fiancée. The lie

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