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Canada Begins Shooting “Beach Read” Rom-Com, Adds Balinska

6/26/2026

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Canada’s 20th Century Studios began filming Beach Read in Toronto, adding Ella Balinska.
Balinska’s role is undisclosed as she joins an ensemble led by Phoebe Dynevor and Patrick Schwarzenegger.
The rom-com, directed by Yulin Kuang and produced by Neal H. Moritz, releases theatrically on May 7, 2027.
The plot follows romance novelist January Andrews and writer Augustus “Gus” Everett who swap genres after becoming neighbors in a Lake Michigan beach town.

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Story summary

Canada’s 20th Century Studios began filming Beach Read in Toronto, adding Ella Balinska.
Balinska’s role is undisclosed as she joins an ensemble led by Phoebe Dynevor and Patrick Schwarzenegger.
The rom-com, directed by Yulin Kuang and produced by Neal H. Moritz, releases theatrically on May 7, 2027.
The plot follows romance novelist January Andrews and writer Augustus “Gus” Everett who swap genres after becoming neighbors in a Lake Michigan beach town.