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Jennifer Aniston and Julia Roberts to co-star in body-swap comedy film – and we’re extremely into this-Tori Brazier-Entertainment – Metro
Um, yes please!
Hollywood royalty is coming together for the comedy of our dreams (Picture: Jen Lowery/Mega/David Fisher/Rex/Shutterstock)
Hollywood superstars Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston are joining forces for a body swap comedy for Amazon Studios, according to reports, and you can consider us invested.
The two actresses, who previously starred together in Mother’s Day, are tipped to appear in a new comedy from Palm Springs director Max Barbakow after an unsurprisingly action-packed auction between four other studios.
The movie is set to be produced by Margot Robbie’s production company LuckyChap Entertainment after the sale, which was brokered by CAA, alongside Roberts’ Red Om Films Aniston’s Echo Films.
Aside from the two lead actresses, the concept and the backers, not much else is known about the film, including its name or logline.
However, we’re sold on ‘Roberts’, ‘Aniston’ and ‘body swap comedy’ alone, which is a successful sub-genre that has previously produced such gems as Freaky Friday, Big, 13 Going on 30 and 17 Again.
The news was first announced by Deadline, with Babakow writing and directing the flick based on his original pitch.
Roberts will star in the picture alongside Aniston, as well as co-produce (Picture: Greg Allen/Invision/AP)
Friends actress Aniston previously appeared with Roberts in 2016 film Mother’s Day (Picture: James Devaney/GC Images)
Roberts returned to the rom–com game as a lead star in 2022 after 20 years away in the Ol Parker-helmed Ticket to Paradise opposite another Hollywood star and close pal, George Clooney.
The pair play divorced parents coming back into each other’s lives at their daughter Lily’s (Kaitlyn Dever) wedding in Indonesia.
Recently, the 55-year-old actress, who shares kids Henry, 15, and 18-year-old twins Hazel and Phinnaeus with her film producer husband Danny Moder, 53, met Eddie Redmayne, who revealed all about the encounter with the star of his ‘favourite’ film, Pretty Woman, via their mutual pal, Jessica Chastain.
The 41-year-old actor told Laverne Cox at the recent Critics Choice Awards in a relatable admission: ‘It’s definitely true – I am obsessed with Julia Roberts.
George Clooney and Roberts reunited for rom-com Ticket To Paradise last year (Picture: Universal Pictures)
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‘I told Jessica that Pretty Woman was one of my favourite movies, and Jessica took it upon herself to try and force Julia to come and say hi.
‘She made it very humiliating, because you wanna be cool when you meet Julia Roberts, and that was not happening,’ he admitted.
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