Penélope Cruz & Kieran Culkin Join Nancy Meyers’ Latest

(Left) Penélope Cruz at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Ferrari.’ Photo: Neon. (Center Left) Kieran Culkin accepts the award for Male Supporting Actor – Motion Picture at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, airing live from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Canter Right) Jude Law prior to the Academy’s 13th Governors Awards on Saturday, November 19, 2022, in Los Angeles. Credit/Provider: Blaine Ohigashi / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Owen Wilson in ‘Stick,’ premiering June 4, 2025 on Apple TV+. Photo: Apple TV+.

Preview:

Writer/director Nancy Meyers has set her new movie up at Warner Bros.
Penélope Cruz, Kieran Culkin and Jude Law are among the cast.
It’s scheduled for a Christmas Day, 2027 release.

While she once bestrode the cinematic world like a rom-com colossus, famed for skillful scripts, fabulous settings and big-name casts, it has been more than a decade since we’ve had a movie from writer/director Nancy Meyers.

Now, though, Meyers has finally set up a new project and found a studio home for it at Warner Bros.

And Meyers has also secured a quality cast for the film, with Penélope Cruz, Kieran Culkin, Jude Law, Emma Mackey and Owen Wilson all aboard to star.

Related Article: Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton on to Star in ‘The Invite’

What’s the story of Nancy Meyers’ new movie?

Kieran Culkin accepts the Oscar® for Actor in a Supporting Role during the live ABC Telecast of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

The story here is almost more about the behind-the-scenes drama than what may end up on screens.

In 2023, when Meyers first set it up at Netflix, the movie was reportedly titled ‘Paris Paramount.’ It was said to focus on a young writer-director who falls in love with a producer. The pair make several successful films before breaking up, both romantically and professionally. They are forced back together when a new, great project arises, and they find themselves having to deal with high stakes and volatile stars.

Meyers had Michael Fassbender and Scarlett Johansson circling roles alongside Cruz and Wilson, but Netflix balked at a requested $150 million budget.

We don’t know how much of the script has changed and what the new budget is, but it seems Warner Bros. is happy to proceed (ironically, by the time it hits theaters, Netflix may own the studio…)

When will Nancy Meyers’ new movie land on screens?

Warner Bros. has set a December 25, 2027 release date for the film. Happy Meyers-Mass, everyone!

Penélope Cruz arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Credit/Provider: Etienne Laurent / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.