While you hear that Kevin Costner and Jake Gyllenhaal are teaming up for a film, you’d be forgiven for assuming it could possibly be an addition to a number of the finest western films or a tense political thriller. Costner’s most up-to-date work concerned him enjoying cowboys in Yellowstone (out there with a Peacock subscription) and his sprawling epic Horizon: An American Saga, whereas Gyllenhaal has constructed a profession with a few of his finest films being status dramas and intense style items starting from Nightcrawler to Prisoners. That’s why their newest venture collectively is such a curveball.
Costner and Gyllenhaal have formally signed on to star in Honeymoon With Harry, an upcoming book-to-screen adaptation of a Bart Baker novel produced by Amazon MGM Studios, in accordance with Deadline. The studio introduced the movie on Monday, with Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (Loopy, Silly, Love; Focus) directing from a script penned by Dan Fogelman, the writer-producer finest identified for This Is Us and Loopy, Silly, Love.
The story is claimed to comply with a person (Gyllenhaal) who finds himself reeling when his fiancée tragically dies simply two days earlier than their wedding ceremony. In an surprising flip, he decides to go on their journey anyway, and he is joined by his late bride’s grieving father (Costner).
The unlikely pairing units the stage for a mixture of heartbreak, pressure, and humor, as two males certain by tragedy discover themselves navigating an unthinkable scenario collectively. It’s an intimate premise that leans into character-driven storytelling, which is a noticeable shift from the blockbuster spectacle we’ve come to anticipate from each stars.
The movie can also be notable for its producing staff. Alongside Fogelman and Mike Karz of Gulfstream Footage, the venture will mark the manufacturing debut of Jennifer Salke underneath her new Sullivan Road Productions banner. Salke lately stepped down as head of Amazon MGM Studios, and this marks her first collaboration with the corporate since her exit. She reunites right here with Fogelman, whose This Is Us she famously championed throughout her time as President of NBC Leisure.
For Amazon MGM, the venture additionally continues a artistic partnership with Gulfstream Footage, following current collaborations on Upgraded, a romantic comedy starring Camila Mendes, and One Quick Transfer, a racing drama that includes KJ Apa and Eric Dane. Honeymoon With Harry has been floating in Hollywood circles for years, initially arrange at New Line throughout Karz’s tenure there, earlier than lastly discovering its footing at Amazon.
The casting comes at a busy time for each actors.
The Zodiac star is recent off awards recognition for Apple TV+’s Presumed Harmless, which he additionally executive-produced. The courtroom drama turned the streamer’s most-watched sequence up to now and is already set for a second season. He additionally has two high-profile movies on the horizon: M. Night time Shyamalan’s subsequent thriller, Stay, and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! for Warner Bros.
In the meantime, Costner continues to broaden his profession each in entrance of and behind the digital camera. Along with his multi-part Horizon saga, he’s producing The Grey Home, a Civil Battle spy drama restricted sequence by way of his firm Territory Footage.
With Honeymoon With Harry, each of the A-list actors are heading into territory we don’t normally see them in, and that’s precisely what makes it so thrilling. As a substitute of the large motion items or sweeping epics they’re identified for, this one’s shaping as much as be a smaller, extra private story. Actually, simply the thought of watching these two share the display in one thing this heartfelt is sufficient to put it excessive on my must-watch listing.