EXCLUSIVE: Rob Lowe is the latest to fall in love with the Stephen Merchant directed and starring, and Cameron Diaz headlining romantic comedy at Amazon MGM Studios.
The West Wing Primetime Emmy nominee joins a booming lineup that includes Jake Lacy, Josh Segarra, Sherry Cola, Judith Light, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Fabrizio Guido, Lisa Gilroy, and Dustin Ybarra.
Merchant co-wrote the script with John Butler which follows a workaholic Brit who is employed at an upscale New York hotel (Merchant). He needs a wife for appearances. In comes a struggling stand-up comedienne who is desperate for health insurance (Diaz). Their fake marriage starts as a transaction – but ends in an unexpected romance. As we first told you, the movie is produced by Lee Eisenberg, Merchant, and Point Grey Pictures’ Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, and Josh Fagen. Natalie Sandy will executive produce.
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