Patrick Schwarzenegger to Star in Emily Henry ‘Beach Read’ Adaptation

Patrick Schwarzenegger is becoming a member of the Emily Henry cinematic universe.

The actor will star as Gus Everett in the movie adaptation of Henry’s 2020 bestseller Beach Read, The Hollywood Reporter you might have confirmed. Schwarzenegger will star opposite Phoebe Dynevor, who will painting January Andrews.

Beach Read follows romance author January Andrews who now not believes in love, and Augustus Everett, a literary author enduring extreme author’s block. When the polar opposites discover themselves dwelling in neighboring seaside homes in Michigan, they ultimately devise a plan to assist one another get out of a inventive rut. Augustus will spend the summer time writing one thing comfortable, and January will pen the following Great American Novel. January will take Gus to quite a lot of locations that scream romance whereas he takes her to interview surviving members of a cult. They could also be on their means to writing their subsequent e-book, however they might simply discover love in the method.

Yulin Kuang, who additionally co-wrote the variation of Henry’s People We Meet on Vacation for Netflix, is directing the characteristic taken from its personal script for twentieth Century Studios. The casting has been extremely anticipated, with followers keen to see how the EmHen universe love tales will translate onscreen — even going as far as to share dream casting selections.

When speaking concerning the Beach Read adaptation, Kuang teased to THR“I really enjoy writing Gus in Beach Read.”When reflecting on transitioning from engaged on People We Meet on Vacation to Henry’s Beach Read Kuang informed THR“They’re very different books. They both have that thread of Emily’s writing that feels like a warm hug. But I think they’re warm hugs after different events. They’re very different books, so I didn’t want to just copy and paste.”

Neal H. Moritz will produce through his Original Films. Karina Rahardja will exec produces. Sarah Shepard and Catherine Hughes are overseeing for twentieth.

Beach Read marks the newest of Henry, dubbed because the queen of rom-coms, books getting the adaptation treatment. Three of her different novels (Book Lovers, funny story and Happy Place) are additionally in improvement to change into movies. People We Meet on Vacationstarring Tom Blyth and Emily Bader, started streaming on Netflix in January.

deadline first reported the casting.