Dave Bautista finally gets his wish.
On Wednesday, Deadline reported that Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights to a romantic comedy spec script titled ‘The Romantic’.
Notably, the outlet also revealed that Dave Bautista is attached to star in the film. This is huge news for ‘The Animal’, as he’s been vocal in recent years about his desire to star in a rom-com.
Deadline also notes that the film will follow a female romance author that turns out to be a “six-foot-four mountain of man”.
From Deadline:
The film tells the story of bestselling romance author Francine London, who has a secret: she’s actually a six-foot-four mountain of a man named Ed Schwenke. When Ed’s identity comes under scrutiny, he hires a wildcard of a woman to pose as Francine at a romance fiction convention, while evading a cynical female journalist, who hates romance even more than she hates liars."
As it currently stands, a director is not attached to the film. The script was penned by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont.
Earlier this month, Deadline issued a report on Bautista being offered a role in ‘Road House 2’. Check out our full article on the matter by clicking here
