Stephen Merchant is directing an upcoming American romantic comedy film from a screenplay he co-wrote with John Butler in which he stars alongside Cameron Diaz.
Contents
Premise
A workaholic and a struggling stand-up comedienne fake being married for their own selfish purposes.
Cast
Cameron Diaz
Stephen Merchant
Josh Segarra
Sherry Cola
Jake Lacy
Heidi Gardner
Judith Light
Rob Lowe
Myra Lucretia Taylor
Lisa Gilroy
Dustin Ybarra
Fabrizio Guido
Frankie Faison
Alex Moffat
Production
In January 2026, it was announced that Stephen Merchant would co-write and direct a romantic comedy that he would star in alongside Cameron Diaz. In March, Josh Segarra, Sherry Cola, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Lisa Gilroy, Dustin Ybarra, Fabrizio Guido, Jake Lacy, Judith Light, and Rob Lowe joined the cast. In April 2026, Frankie Faison, Alex Moffat, and Heidi Gardner rounded out the cast.
Filming began in March 2026 in New York City.