EXCLUSIVE: Emily Ratajkowski is set to join Mary Beth Barone and Joe Alwyn in Still We Met, the indie semi-autobiographical rom-com penned by Barone that we scooped in September.

Character details are under wraps.T he project reunites Ratajkowski with EP Lena Dunham, with whom she just worked on the Netflix show Too Much.

Marking the narrative feature directorial debut of Zackary Drucker, Still We Met follows a young woman at a crossroads who meets a charming British stranger and spends one unforgettable night wandering New York, revealing more than either intended.

Pic marks Barone’s feature screenwriting and acting debut. Production is currently taking place in New York, with Jack Heller and Caitlin de Lisser-Ellen producing for Assemble Media (The Man I Love, Skeletons), alongside Alex Bach and Daniel Powell of Irony Point (I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson). Dunham and Michael Cohen are exec producing under their Good Thing Going banner, with Madison Wolk co-producing for Assemble Media alongside Blake Mars for Good Thing Going.

An actress, writer and model, Ratajkowski’s other acting credits include David Fincher’s Gone Girl and I Feel Pretty. Currently, she’s developing an untitled A24 series for Apple TV and writing her second book, Mother F*cker, acquired by Penguin Press in a seven-figure deal following a 12-way bidding war.

Ratajkowski is repped by Ocean Avenue and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.

Source: Deadline · Matt Grobar

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