Emma Roberts Set to Star in Netflix Rom-Com HOLIDATE
Netflix has been rolling out movie after movie in all the different categories lately, and has just announced that Emma Roberts has signed on to star in their latest rom-com, Holidate. It looks like Roberts is taking after her famous aunt Julia Roberts, who was pretty much the queen of rom-coms in decades past. Sidebar - I watched a snippet of an interview the other day where Julia Roberts said she was too old to be in rom-coms anymore. She’s 51, looks at least ten years younger, but I don’t even think that matters! She’s beautiful and funny, and a good actress. And people fall in love at every age. So I don’t think she should pigeon hole herself. But, I digress.
Holidate will be about “Sloane (Roberts) and Jackson, two perpetual singles who hate the holidays since their continual lack of a significant other subjects them to the judgment of their family members or stuck with clingy, awkward dates. After they meet, however, they pledge to be each other’s plus-ones for each holiday celebration over the course of one year.”
This sounds pretty cute. Emma Roberts was most recently in American Horror Story, but I liked her best in We’re The Millers and Valentine’s Day. The role of Jackson has not been cast yet, but I’m sure they’ll find someone adorable. The movie will be directed by John Whitesell (Deck the Halls, Malibu’s Most Wanted), with Tiffany Paulsen (Nancy Drew) writing the script. McG’s Wonderland Productions is producing.
via: Variety