(Left) Anna Kendrick stars in ‘Alice, Darling.’ (Right) Seth Rogen at CinemaCon 2023. Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
Preview:
- Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen are to lead new comedy ‘Babies’.
- Lauren Miller Rogen wrote and will direct the movie.
- Filming will start in November.
Given all his producing work and particularly the attention paid to Apple TV+ series ‘The Studio’, it can sometimes be easy to forget that Seth Rogen also appears in movies.
Yet he’s back on the big screen in the likes of ‘Good Fortune’ this year, and has lined up another new role, agreeing to star opposite Anna Kendrick in ‘Babies’.
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The movie represents the latest work from Rogen’s other half, Lauren Miller Rogen, who has been writing and directing movies for a while now and will pull the same double duty for this one.
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What’s the story of ‘Babies’?
Anna Kendrick stars as Stephanie Smothers in ‘Another Simple Favor’. Photo: Amazon MGM Studios.
Miller Rogen’s latest script focuses on couple Annie (Kendrick) and her husband Aaron (Rogen). They’re struggling with the decision of whether or not to bring a child into the world, and become instant co-parents when their newly-divorced friend moves into their home with her 3-year-old.
Sounds like the title will also have more than one meaning, since the central couple will need to learn what it takes to grow up and deal with one of the biggest challenges of adulthood. The cameras should be rolling this coming November in Los Angeles.
Where else can we see Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen?
(L to R) Keanu Reeves as Gabriel, Seth Rogen as Jeff, and Aziz Ansari as Ari in ‘Good Fortune’. Photo Credit: Eddy Chen.
Rogen, as mentioned, has seen ‘The Studio’ snag several Emmy nominations and plenty of positive press. ‘Good Fortune’, directed by Aziz Ansari, co-stars Keanu Reeves and will be out on October 17th.
He’s also one of the voices in the new adaptation of ‘Animal Farm’, due for release on January 30th.
Kendrick was last seen in ‘Another Simple Favor’ and has been working on new drama movie ‘Misty Green’.
As for Miller Rogen, her credits include writing, directing and producing the Netflix original film ‘Like Father’, starring Kristen Bell and Kelsey Grammer, and writing, starring in and producing the indie comedy ‘For a Good Time, Call’…, which was released by Focus Features. She also is attached to direct the horror comedy ‘Be Mine’.
When will ‘Babies’ be on screens?
The movie has yet to lock down a studio home or other distributor, so a release date is a ways off for now. Still, given the names attached, we doubt it’ll have too much trouble finding a company willing to adopt it.
Anna Kendrick in ‘Life After Beth’. Photo: A24.
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