Meg Ryan’s rom-com ‘What Happens Later’ will release three weeks later to avoid competing with Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film.Photo:Taylor Hill/WireImage, Frazer Harrison/Getty
Taylor Hill/WireImage, Frazer Harrison/Getty
Movie fans will have to wait a bit longer forMeg Ryan’s much-anticipated return to the romantic-comedy genre after more than a decade.
This follows Universal’s announcement on Thursday that thehorror flickThe Exorcist: Believer, also previously scheduled to debut Oct. 13, will move up its opening to Oct. 6.
Meg Ryan stars alongside David Duchovny in ‘What Happens Later,’ now set to premiere Nov. 3.Bleecker Street
Bleecker Street
“So we’ll take our time…Are you ready for it? Meg Ryan ends her 14-year rom-com hiatus and the#Megaissancebegins with#WhatHappensLater, now happening…later. Coming only to theaters November 3!” Bleecker Street wrote onX(formerly known as Twitter) on Friday, retweeting Swift’s own announcement about her concert film.
It’s no surprise that movie studios are apprehensive about a face-off with the “Anti-Hero” singer, 33. AMC previously revealed thatTaylor Swift: The Eras Tourset a single-day ticket sales recordThursday with a staggering $26 million, thanks to the pop star’s legions of die-hard Swifties. The film surpassed previous record holderSpider-Man: No Way Home, which earned $16.9 million in a single day, per AMC.
Due to the unprecedented demand, AMC said it’s adding additional showtimes for the film, which is set to run until at least Nov. 5.
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Ryan recently opened up about her newest project, sayingshe’s “proud” of her work in the rom-com, about a former couple who unexpectedly reunites after decades apart when a snowstorm leaves them stranded at the airport. The story is based on Steven Dietz’s playShooting Star.
“Truly, the easiest part was acting in it. I want to direct again just so I can sit in the chair, because I’m sure there’s a lot of things I missed. I hadn’t done a role in a really long time, but it was fun with David,” Ryan toldCarol Burnettin a conversation forInterviewmagazine. “A lot of it was done in two shots. I’m proud of that.”
She added, “I set up everything beforehand so that once we were there, it was just David and I trying to tell the truth.”
Meg Ryan’s last film role was in 2015’s ‘Ithaca.'.VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty
VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty
Ryan, whose last role was in 2015’sIthaca, said that she and Duchovny, 63, had “only met a couple of times, maybe 20 years ago,” but she knew he’d be perfect for the role inWhat Happens Later.
“He’s really smart and he’s such a unique kind of funny that we all thought he would be so perfect for Bill,” she told Burnett, 90, who called the chemistry between the pair “absolute magic.”
“It’s just been really fun to see David embrace this guy who I don’t think is anything really like David,” Ryan toldEntertainment Weeklyof Duchovny’s portrayal of his character Bill, a chronic worrier who suffers from “anticipatory anxiety.”
“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,” she added.
source: people.com
