Meg Ryan returns to romantic comedies as
star, writer and director
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[October 31, 2023]
By Rollo Ross
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Meg Ryan, the actor who charmed audiences in
"Sleepless in Seattle," "When Harry Met Sally" and "You've Got Mail," is
returning to the big screen in a romantic comedy she also wrote,
directed and produced.
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Actor Meg Ryan poses at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures gala in
Los Angeles, California, U.S. September 25, 2021. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File
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Eight years after her last Hollywood film, Ryan stars in "What
Happens Later" as Willa, a woman who reunites with a former
partner ("X-Files" star David Duchovny) when they are both
snowed in at an airport.
Ryan said she spent three years working to bring the project to
the screen. It premieres in theaters on Friday.
"It takes me a long time to do anything," she said in an
interview, "so three of the eight years were just labor on
this."
"What Happens Later" is among several films from independent
production companies to receive waivers from the SAG-AFTRA
actors union, meaning the actors were free to speak about the
movie despite the ongoing strike.
Duchovny praised Ryan's work in all of her different roles on
the film.
"Meg wears that responsibility really lightly, which is nice,"
he said. "You never got the sense that she was overwhelmed or
feeling the pressure, which I'm sure she was from time to time."
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by David Gregorio)
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