Chris Pine In Talks to Star Opposite Emma Stone in Romantic Comedy THE CATCH

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Emmy nominee Chris Pine (Star Trek, Wonder Woman) is in talks to join the Universal romantic comedy feature The Catch, opposite Academy Award winner Emma Stone (La La Land, Bugonia). Saturday Night Live writer Dave McCary is directing the pic from a script by Patrick Kang and Michael Levin.

Plot details remain unknown other then it being described as a two-hander rom-com. If a deal does close, this likely would be the next film Stone shoots. She had been weighing several options in the fall, but after a recent draft came in on The Catch, she turned her attention to this project.

Several stars went after the role once word got out around town Stone was eyeing this as her next film, but Pine landed it after multiple meetings with execs and producers.

Chris Pine is coming off strong reviews for Carousel, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last month. The film also stars Jenny Slate and Katey Sagal.

via: Deadline

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