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WHO’S IN IT?

Seth Rogen (Knocked Up), Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road), O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), June Diane Raphael (The Disaster Artist), Ravi Patel (Band Aid), Andy Serkis (Black Panther), Alexander Skarsgård (The Aftermath), Randall Park (The Interview), Bob Odenkirk (Nebraska), Tristan D. Lalla (RED 2), James Saito (The Devil’s Advocate), Randy Orton (That’s What I Am), Lisa Kudrow (Analyze This), Aviva Mongillo (Don’t Talk to Irene)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jonathan Levine (The Night Before), director; Liz Hannah (The Post) and Dan Sterling (The Interview), writers; A.J. Dix (The Butterfly Effect), Evan Goldberg (This Is The End), Beth Kono (Gringo), Seth Rogen (Sausage Party), Charlize Theron (Atomic Blonde) and James Weaver (Bad Neighbours), producers; Marco Beltrami (The Hurt Locker) and Miles Hankins (Chrome Angels), composers; Yves Bélanger (Dallas Buyers Club), cinematographer; Melissa Bretherton (Snatched) and Evan Henke (For A Good Time, Call…), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Fred Flarsky (Rogen) is a journalist who happens upon Charlotte Field (Theron), his former babysitter and now the Secretary of State of the United States, at a party. They soon form a strong bond when she hires him to become her new speech writer…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron aren’t your typical on-screen Hollywood couple, but their winning chemistry is a surprising factor in this sweet and charming romantic-comedy.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 3RD MAY 2019

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