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Exclusive: Zach Braff, Vanessa Hudgens, Evelyne Brochu and William Fichtner are set to star in the indie comedy French Girl.

Written & directed by James A. Woods & Nicolas Wright, the pic is a fish out of water comedy which follows Gordon Kinski (Braff) a high school teacher living in Brooklyn, who accompanies his girlfriend & chef Sophie Tremblay (Brochu) to her hometown of Quebec City where she is testing for a Michelin 3 star restaurant at the Chateau Frontenac, owned by wunderkind super-chef Ruby Collins (Hudgens.)

The pic is produced by Valerie D’Auteuil, Andre Rouleau through Caramel Films & Anders Bard through aBard Production. Paramount Global & Elevation Pictures are handling distribution worldwide. Production is currently underway in Montreal & Quebec City.

Braff is repped by CAA, Management 360 and attorney Ken Richmond, Hudgens is repped by CAA, Untitled Ent. and Ziffren Brittenham, Brochu is repped by Thruline Entertainment, Agence Goodwin and As Talents. Fichtner is repped by Principal Entertainment LA,...

It's easy to watch the trailer for Like Father and think you know exactly how the movie is going to play out. The film tells the story of Rachel, who gets dumped at the altar and drunkenly ends up on her honeymoon cruise with her estranged father, Harry, instead of her fiancé. You might assume you'll see relationship-focused comedy tropes that we've come to know, love, and grow tired of: a workaholic giving up her lucrative career for love, the handsome disaster who you can't help but be charmed by despite his major faults, and even the big musical number at the end that proves just how far the main characters have come. Yes, some of those do happen, but not necessarily in the ways you think they will.

That's what makes Lauren Miller Rogen's directing debut for Netflix a subtle masterclass in subverting said tropes aided by powerhouse...

It seems that each and every weekend the folks over at Netflix have another big hitter for its merry band of streamers. The headlines are taken up with the surprise acquisitions for Netflix, such as Extinction, the incredible Annihilation as well as Andy Serkis’ new film Mowgli, but the streaming service are developing a habit for delivering some very solid movies which appear as if by magic. One of these films has arrived today, Like Father is directed by Lauren Miller Rogen and stars Kelsey Grammer, Kristen Bell and Seth Rogen and we were on the red carpet in Hollywood yesterday evening for the premiere.

The wonderful DaniElle DeLaite was on hand to talk with the stars as they walked the carpet, and you can see the interviews below. We spoke to Kelsey Grammer, Kristen Bell, Lauren Miller Rogen, Zach Applman, Mary Looram, Blaire Brooks, Paul W. Downs and producers Amanda Bowers,...

Netflix has released the first trailer for Original comedy feature Like Father, starring Kelsey Grammer, Kristen Bell and Seth Rogen.

Written, directed and produced by Lauren Miller Rogen (For A Good Time Call), the film follows a workaholic young executive who is left at the altar and ends up on her Caribbean honeymoon cruise with the last person she ever expected: her estranged and equally workaholic father (Kelsey Grammer). Rogen plays Bell’s love interest on the cruise.

Producers also include Molly Conners, Anders Bard and Amanda Bowers. Pic goes out on August 3.

Exclusive: Brit actress Imogen Poots is attached to star in romantic comedy Serial Dater, written and directed by comedian Jena Friedman. Timothy Simons, who’s best known for his role in HBO’s Veep, is also set to star in the pic. Molly Conners, who was an exec producer on Birdman and upcoming Tulip Fever, is producing with Amanda Bowers (Wish I Was Here) and Anders Bard (I Love You, Man, Along Came Polly). Story follows Jane, a career-driven 30 year-old surviving…...