A tweet from Production Weekly (via Chud) spilled the beans on who might be playing Marcus in the new romantic comedy Something Borrowed. That person is Colin Farrell. The movie already has an laundry list of stars including John Krasinski, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Kate Hudson.
The movie is based on the first of several novels written by Emily Griffin. The novel synopsis is:
Since elementary school, Rachel and Darcy have been best friends, with Darcy always outshining Rachel. While single Rachel is the self-confessed good girl, an attorney trapped at a suffocating New York law firm, Darcy is the complete opposite, a stereotypical outgoing publicist, planning a wedding with the handsome Dex. After Rachel’s 30th birthday party, she knocks back one drink too many and winds up in bed with Dex. Instead of feeling guilty about sleeping with her best friend’s fiancé, Rachel realizes that Dex is the only man she’s really loved, and that she’s always resented manipulative Darcy.
Director Luke Greenfield (The Girl Next Door) is teamed with first-time screenwriters Jennie Snyder and Jennie Urman to place this on the big screen. There are already talks of Oscar buzz by people who have read the script and realize its potential. But at the end of the day it could all end up being a redundant and predictable rom-com. Here’s to hoping something different is brought to the genre.
Do you think Colin Farrell would be good in a romantic-comedy?