James Purefoy is looking likely to return to feature movies after a brief absensce (mostly because of his role in
Rome) as
The Hollywood Reporter tells us he is in talks to lead the comedy movie
I Hate Valentine's Day.
Nia Vardalos from
My Big Fat Greek Wedding is already on board and she even scribed the movie for herself, like she did with "Wedding". Director
Nick Hurran is on board to helm, he previously directed
It's a Boy Girl/Thing late last year. In the flick, Vadalos plays a struggling to commit women who finally finds the man of her dreams (Purefoy) but the guy dumps her, leaving her in a vulnerable situation she has never found herself in before. From the trade...
"He's mischievous and dirty on the phone, so he's a joy to write for," Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) said about Purefoy. "The part was written for an American guy in mind, but I'm now revamping the script to make it about a British guy who doesn't understand the ways of American women."
Well not my type of movie, but there's no reason for me to think this couldn't work for you, if you like that genre. After all, My Big Fat Greek Wedding was very popular, for reasons not quite known to me.