Rise and shine, rom-com fans. This genre has been in dire need of a revival in recent years, even with movies like "Crazy Rich Asians," "Fire Island," and even the surprisingly entertaining "The Lost City" a few months ago. Fortunately for all of us, Universal decided to call in the bigwigs for a much-welcomed reunion on the big screen.
It's been six long years since movie stars Julia Roberts and George Clooney last appeared opposite each other in "Money Monster" and nearly two decades since they did so in "Ocean's Twelve" (they also teamed up in "Confessions of to Dangerous", 2002). Mind" and, of course, "Ocean's Eleven" in 2001). Bringing his unparalleled star power to another rom-com for "Ticket to Paradise," especially one with such a knowingly clichéd premise like this one, will almost certainly be a hit. Winning move. After all, who among us hasn't gleefully enjoyed movies in which hated exes have been forced to join forces to save their young daughter from certain doom in her upcoming marriage? Who can resist!
Stars: Kaitlyn Dever, Julia Roberts, George Clooney
Julia Roberts and George Clooney have a one-way trip to every parent's nightmare: finding out her daughter ran off with a stranger while she was on vacation. The jet-setting romantic comedy “Ticket to Paradise” stars long-time collaborators Roberts and Clooney as a divorced couple who travel to Bali to try to stop their daughter Lily (Kaitlyn Dever) from making the same mistake they made 25 years ago. years. Meanwhile, Lily's best friend Wren (Billie Lourd) also finds herself embroiled in an affair with a local doctor. “Emily in Paris” breakout star Lucas Bravo plays an eligible bachelor and swoon-worthy fiancé whose courtship is on a countdown thanks to Lily's neurotic parents, who also seem to sense the magic of tropical vacations and fall in love once more.
Universal Pictures' "Ticket to Paradise" opens in theaters on October 21 and will air on Peacock 45 days after its premiere. Ol Parker (“Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”) is directing and co-writing the film with Daniel Pipski. The film marks Roberts' return to romantic comedies after more than a decade away from the genre.
"People sometimes misunderstand the amount of time it's been since they've made a romantic comedy as if they don't want to make one," Roberts explained to the New York Times magazine earlier this year. "If I had read something that I thought was the writing level of 'Notting Hill' or the wacky fun level of 'My Best Friend's Wedding,' I would."
For Roberts, a worthy romance script "didn't exist" until she read "Ticket to Paradise." "But even with that, I was like, 'Well, disaster, because this only works if it's George Clooney,'" the "Pretty Woman" icon added. Lo and behold, George felt that he only worked with me. Somehow we both were able to do it, and we left."
Roberts and Clooney have collaborated on "Ocean's Eleven," "Ocean's Twelve," "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," and "Money Monster." And maybe we can expect Roberts to join more rom-coms soon: "I love to laugh and be funny," the "Gaslit" star said. "You get into that mode where those endorphins go off when you're smart and people are like, 'Oh!' So that becomes an automatic thing that you're always thinking about in terms of creating fun. It is a pleasure to play in that sandbox. It has been a long time."