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Seth Gordon to Direct Mr. Romance
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The King of Kong and Four Christmases director Seth Gordon has signed on to direct a Mr. Romance for New Regancy. My All American scribe Jeff Roda is writing the comedy script based on a GQ Magazine article by Joshuah Bearman.
According to Variety, the film will follow “a cynical guy who is forced to enter the Mr. Romance competition to win back the love of his life.” Apparently the pitch is based on real “Mr. Romance competitions” where guys submit themselves to physical and ...
Seth Gordon: The King of RomCom?
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Anyone can direct a universally-praised documentary, but it takes true talent to helm treacly comedies. Congratulations on achieving the American Dream, Seth Gordon. After King of Kong came "Four Christmases" (still in theaters, if you somehow missed it!), and now Variety reports Gordon will direct "Mr. Romance" which tells the story of a man who has to get his girl back by competing in a Mr. Romance competition, and is based on a GQ article. These contests are an honest-to-goodness fact, and pit dashing hunks against each other in an effort to grace the covers of romance ...
Seth Gordon to direct 'Mr. Romance'
The Screening Log —
New Regency has bought "Mr. Romance," a pitch for a comedy Seth Gordon will direct from a script by Jeff Roda.
Variety says the film follows a cynical man who is forced to participate in the Mr. Romance competition to win back the woman of his dreams.
Apparently, the competition is a real event, finding male models who end up appearing on the covers of romance novels.
Gordon most recently directed the holiday comedy "Four Christmases." His credits also include the acclaimed documentary "The King of Kong."
Seth Gordon’s Mr. Romance is King of Kong Meets Slumdog Millionaire
Film School Rejects —
Variety is reporting today that The King of Kong and Four Christmases director Seth Gordon’s next project, a comedy entitled Mr. Romance, has been optioned by New Regency. And upon doing some investigation into the matter, I came to find the following plot description:
“…a comedy about a cynical guy who is forced to enter the Mr. Romance competition to win back the love of his life. The competition, which finds hunks whose photos grace the bodice-ripping covers of romance novels, is a real event.”
Now, if you are wondering ...
Seth Gordon Stays In The Romantic Comedy Zone
Cinema Blend News —
Seth Gordon Stays In The Romantic Comedy Zone A month ago Seth Gordon was just the guy who directed the scrappy, acclaimed documentary The King of Kong . Now he's apparently the new king of gimmicky romantic comedies. The Four Christmases director-- $90 million and counting, y'all-- has signed on to helm Mr. Romance , a pitch from a guy named Jeff Roda. As Variety describes it, it sounds like a high-concept romantic comedy along the lines of Run, Fat Boy, Run or the ending of pretty much every romantic comedy ever made. I'll just let the Variety article speak for ...
