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BREAKING: Hugh Grant will star in writer-director Marc Lawrence’s new untitled romantic comedy, shooting in New York in April 2013. Martin Shafer will produce with Liz Glotzer for Castle Rock Entertainment. This marks the fourth collaboration between Grant, Lawrence and Castle Rock following Two Weeks Notice, Music And Lyrics, and Did You Hear About the Morgans? Lawrence and Castle Rock and Lawrence also did two Miss Congeniality comedies.
In 1998, Ray Michaels (Grant) was on top of the world — a witty, sexy, Englishman in Hollywood who had just won an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Fifteen years later, he’s creatively washed up, divorced, and broke. With no other options, he takes a job teaching screenwriting at a small college on the East Coast. Although the idea of teaching is less than thrilling, he hopes to make some easy money and enjoy the favors of impressionable young co-eds. What he doesn’t expect to find is romance with a single mom who’s gone back to school.
Grant stars in the upcoming Cloud Atlas. Shafer, Glotzer and Castle Rock recently produced Richard Linklater’s Bernie.
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Am I the only one amused that many of loglines for Hugh Grant’s recent film projects start, “Fifteen years ago…”
Nothing like reminding your audience that your career was once MUCH, MUCH better when you were among the biggest stars in the world.
Amazing how Tom Hanks has people who have protected his career, so he’s always on stuff like STAND UP TO CANCER.
And Hugh Grant has become an afterthought.
Grant has a different career by choice. He lives in London, is very wealthy and has talked about retiring from acting. He’s just not that career driven which is totally ok. Not everyone is a star hound, I find it refreshing. There is only one Hugh Grant so he’ll always be able to work when he wants.
I agree completely with NYGuy. Hugh can work as much or as little as he wants, he can afford to, and he basically doesn’t give a crap about how he’s perceived by the movie-going public. Bravo to Hugh.
i thought “music & lyrics” was better than “larry crowne”.
You’re wrong: They were equally bad.
The synopsis makes it sound like an American EDUCATING RITA. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Yes! Yes! I’m a big fan of “Music and Lyrics,” and “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” I’ve been waiting for this collaboration to happen again and it looks like this story of a washed up screenwriter is just the ticket!
Just kidding. This sounds terrible. I think Hugh Grant is a solid comedic actor. Isn’t there better material out there for him than this drivel?
Hugh Grant just doesn’t seem to really care about his career. I’m sure he is good friends with Marc Lawrence, and Lawrence knows how to write for Hugh Grant without Hugh having to challenge himself too much. I have a feeling that if Hugh’s career ending tomorrow, he really wouldn’t care. I consider his constant collaboration with Marc Lawrence to be his retirement from acting. Grant’s last great role was “About a Boy.” “Love Actually” was great, but counts as an ensemble film and not a Hugh Grant film.
Very true–he’s such a fine actor and comedian. The problem seems to be in his playing these lite, badly-written, leading comedy roles. He should start to play against type, or else just segue to the Edward Fox parts (oh and lose 15 lbs, as well as drop those uber-short, pixie haircuts–they’re really not flattering his now-puffy face.) Oops, sorry, very critical post for a fine actor–find yourself a new rep, Hugh! It’s not your fault, the material just sucks. It’s true, Tom Hanks is on top of this while Grant is not.
Bullhorn to Castle Rock: NO ONE WILL WATCH THIS!
Hugh Grant is very talentd and people like him. THIS IDEA IS DATED!
Sounds like LARRY CROWNE.
Why? Because an adult goes back to school.
I love Grant, but WTH is he thinking going back to a director who’s made so many bad films? “Two Weeks Notice” was bearable. Only just though. For a guy with high anxiety over his acting choices it’s too bizarre. Whatevs.
It’s going to be interesting to see how Warner Bros handle this development considering that they still own Castle Rock and this sounds like the shingles most ‘mainstream’ project in years.
Unlike the likes of Bernie (small platform release) this should be something Warners would be able to release.
I could see this project getting made with outside finance and perhaps ending up at WB as a negative pick up.
We shall see.
Now I feel bad for pulling the name “Tom Hanks” out of my ass to use for comparison.
I’m actually happy that Grant hasn’t retired and looking forward to this new project with Marc Lawrence. My reasons are partly sentimental–my late father and I had a pleasant time together watching “Two Weeks Notice.” Neither one of us was in the mood for action, gore or car chases that day.I wonder who they will get to play the single mom?
Good to see Grant gets a chance to do something very different in “Cloud Atlas.”
I know every romantic comedy can’t be “Woman of The Year” but it is nice to find Lawrence and Grant back together for another project.
And Broadway’s Andrew Keenan-Bolger is apparently also in it? Woohoo!