Annette Bening Joins Andy Samberg in Time-Bending Rom-Com

0:00On March 31st, heads up, film fans, Andy Sandberg's romcom, 42.6 years, just got a star swap. Jean Smart was set to play the female lead opposite him, but now, five-time Oscar nominee, Annette Bening, steps in. Directors changing too, from Craig Gillespie to Michael Schwartz, whose behind flicks like the peanut butter falcon. Distributors shifted as well, focus features handles the US release, while Universal Pictures International takes it global. Benings on a roll fresh off Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride with Christian Bale, plus Peacock's apples never fall, and upcoming Apple TV thriller Lucky. Sandberg's been busy in the roses with Benedict Cumberbatch, Kate Winslet's Lee, voicing Zootopia 2, and his own show Digmund. Sandberg stars as Ben, who gets crowd genically frozen for 42.6 years in an experimental procedure. He wakes up unchanged and tracks down his girlfriend Ruthie, now way older, played by Bening. He produces with Ali Bell and co-wrote the story with Seth Race.

1:03These tweaks have this time-bending love story, primed for laughs and heart, can't wait to see how it lands. That's the story for today. Entertainment and celebrity news. Today, driven by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.