Netflix is shutting down its Nancy Meyers film, the star-studded romantic comedy that was anticipated to be her first directing automobile in practically a decade.
Based on sources, Netflix and Meyers couldn’t come to an settlement on the price range. Meyers is claimed to have requested for a price range of at the least than $150 million, however the studio didn’t wish to go over $130 million. It was a steep price ticket for a style that’s normally extra within the mid-budget vary and one that might have made it the most costly romantic-comedy of all time. Meyers, who final directed the 2015 Anne Hathaway, Robert De Niro function The Intern, has commanded budgets on the upper finish for the style and is thought for her work with massive stars similar to Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep. She can also be recognized for her Architectural Digest-worthy manufacturing design.
The romantic-comedy had Scarlett Johansson, Penélope Cruz, Michael Fassbender and Owen Wilson circling roles, with Meyers writing, directing and producing the movie often known as Paris Paramount. (It was unclear if that was the precise title, a working title or code title.) The movie was first introduced practically a 12 months in the past, and per week in the past issues gave the impression to be heating up, with numerous castings reported.
The movie would have centered on a younger writer-director who falls in love with a producer. The pair make a number of profitable movies earlier than breaking apart, each romantically and professionally. They’re pressured again collectively when a brand new, nice venture arises, and so they discover themselves having to cope with excessive stakes and unstable stars.
The venture had parallels to Meyers’ life. She and fellow writer-producer Charles Shyer had a longtime romantic {and professional} pairing, engaged on movies similar to Non-public Benjamin, Child Increase, The Father or mother Lure and Father of the Bride. After they break up, Meyers wrote and directed options similar to What Ladies Need, One thing’s Gotta Give and The Vacation.
