Henry Cavill Will Take A Break From Punching Things With ‘The Rosie Project’
Henry Cavillis good at punching things. Really good. So good he has toc**k his fiststo reload. Now, despite already having a very busy schedule that includesChad Stahelski’sHighlanderrebootandMatthew Vaughn’s spy flickArgylle,he’s signed onto a project where he gets to be more subdued.
Deadline reports that he is set to star inThe Rosie Project, a romance film about a university professor who can’t seem to find love and comes up with an unusual strategy to get it.
A Change of Pace for Cavill
Pretty much the only break Cavill’s gotten from punching things wassitting down to readThe Witcherto all of us. He’s portrayed a superhero from another planet, secret agents, and a magical beast-hunting warrior, but now he gets the chance to play something completely new to him: someone who can’t get a date.
The Rosie Projectis based on the bestselling 2013 novel byGraeme Simsion. It follows Don Tillman, a genetics professor who creates an elaborate questionnaire he calls the Wife Project to find his perfect partner. The 16-page survey should filter out drinkers, smokers, late arrivers, and anything else that doesn’t gel with Don’s orderly nature. Then he meets Rosie, a woman who drinks, smokes, and is never on time. The two embark on an adventure to find Rosie’s biological father together, and more develops between them. Despite being the opposite of what he was looking for, Rosie might be exactly the kind of woman Don needs.
Directors and stars alike have been circlingThe Rosie Projectfor years now. Before signing on to directSolo: A Star Wars Story, directorsPhil LordandChris Millerwere almost set to develop and direct. Then TriStar signedJennifer Lawrenceand directorRichard Linklater(Everybody Wants Some!!), but Lawrencedropped outdue to scheduling conflicts and Linklater followed. At one point,DeadpoolstarRyan Reynoldswas in talksfor the lead role.
BetweenThe Witcher, the aforementionedHighlanderandArgylleflicks, and Netflix’sEnola Holmes 2, Cavill is set to be one busy man in the next few years. Maybe this change of pace will let him show off his acting chops a bit more, and maybe give those beautiful arms a rest.
Production onThe Rosie Projectis expected to begin in 2022.Steve Falk, who worked on TV’sWeeds,will write and direct.Matt TolmachandMichael Costiganwill produce.
