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Cameron Diaz and Stephen Merchant Star in New Romantic Comedy

1/30/2026

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Cameron Diaz and Stephen Merchant will star in an untitled romantic comedy for Amazon MGM Studios.
Stephen Merchant will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with John Butler.
The film centers on a British workaholic at a luxury New York hotel who enters a fake marriage with a stand-up comedian played by Diaz for health insurance.
Producers include Lee Eisenberg and Point Grey Pictures' Seth Rogen.

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Story summary

Cameron Diaz and Stephen Merchant will star in an untitled romantic comedy for Amazon MGM Studios.
Stephen Merchant will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with John Butler.
The film centers on a British workaholic at a luxury New York hotel who enters a fake marriage with a stand-up comedian played by Diaz for health insurance.
Producers include Lee Eisenberg and Point Grey Pictures' Seth Rogen.