Meyers Producer Suzanne Farwell Directs Rom-Com Otherwise Engaged
Summary
The Holiday and It's Complicated producer co-wrote the film, which has sold across Europe and the U.K. ahead of a March 2027 New York shoot.
"Suzanne Farwell, the longtime Nancy Meyers producer behind The Holiday and It's Complicated, is directing Otherwise Engaged, a romantic comedy she co-wrote with Gabriel Mizrahi, starring Jack Whitehall, Zoe Kravitz, Colin Firth and Halle Berry. The Hollywood Reporter reported Nov. 5 that sales agent Mister Smith Entertainment had sold the film widely ahead of AFM, and profiled Farwell's bet on a theatrical rom-com revival on Wednesday. Production is set to begin in New York in March 2027.
Buyers include Sky for the U.K., Leonine for Germany, Eagle Pictures for Italy, DeAPlaneta and TriPictures for Spain, Nordisk Film for Scandinavia, VVS for Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Front Row for the Middle East, according to THR. Farwell and Susan Cartsonis produce for Resonate Entertainment with Laura Rister of Esme Grace Pictures. CAA Media Finance handles U.S. rights, and Mister Smith is selling remaining territories at AFM. Production List also lists the March New York start."
