‘Meet Cute’ Will Be A Time Travel Rom-Com Starring Kaley Cuoco And Pete Davidson
When two characters meet and spark a relationship in a romantic comedy, it’s called a meet cute. Now it will also be the title of a new rom-com starringKaley Cuoco(The Big Bang Theory) andPete Davidson(Saturday Night Live) that has a time travel twist.
Meet Cutewill follow a young couple who somehow gain the ability to go back in time and heal their past traumas and problems, presenting them with the opportunity to turn each other into the perfect partner for life. Surely this will go swimmingly and nothing will go wrong with time travel or their relationship.
Deadline has news on theMeet Cutemovie that currently has Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson in negotiations to star as Sheila and Gary. Their deals haven’t closed, butPaddletonandBlue JaydirectorAlex Lehmannis already on board to direct. That means this film will likely be a small scale approach to time travel, probably more in line withSafety Not GuaranteedthanBack to the Future. Perhaps it’s a film that will end up on the festival circuit since it doesn’t seem to have a distributor just yet.
Cuoco is currently enjoying an acclaimed run on the HBO Max seriesThe Flight Attendant(which is getting a second season), not to mention voicing the titular Clown Princes of Crime in the streamer’s animated seriesHarley Quinn. Despite being a big TV star thanks toThe Big Bang Theory, she’s yet to make a breakthrough turn on the big screen. This could be a prime opportunity for her.
Meanwhile, Davidson is in the middle of mulling his tenure atSaturday Night Live. An appearance at the Weekend Update desk during theshow’s season finale last monthfelt like it could have some finality to it. Davidson recently toldGold Derby, “Speaking for myself, I don’t know what the plan is.Everything is kind of up in the air right now just depending on scheduling. It is my seventh year, and that’s what the contract is usually for.” Maybe Davidson is looking to broaden his horizons as well, especially after his leading turn inThe King of Staten Islandlast year.
Meet Cuteis written by up-and-coming screenwriterNoga Pnueli. The film will be produced byAkiva Goldsman,Gregory Lessans, andRachel Reznickthrough Weed Road Pictures, andSantosh GovindarajuandDan Reardonof Convergent Media.
