EXCLUSIVE: Star Wars vets
Daisy Ridley and
Alden Ehrenreich are starring in Donald Petrie’s Philippines set romantic comedy,
The Last Resortwhich Asia Pacific Films is producing and financing.
Production begins in April. CAA Media Finance is handling worldwide distribution rights.
The Karen McCullah (
Legally Blonde, 10 Things I Hate About You) penned script follows Brooke (Ridley), who is determined to prove herself worthy of running her father’s hotel empire. She travels to the Philippines to scout a new resort location. There, she meets Ben (Ehrenreich), a charming expatriate pilot who helps her discover the beauty of the country—and a newfound sense of freedom. As love and duty collide, Brooke must choose between the life she’s built and the one she’s only just begun to love. Petrie has directed such rom com hits as
Miss Congeniality and
How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days. He also directed the late Gene Hackman’s swan song
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