EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Cox (Daredevil) has been tapped to star opposite Zooey Deschanel in Merv (working title), Amazon MGM Studios‘ rom-com from director Jessica Swale, which is now in production.
Others newly aboard the film include Chris Redd (SNL), Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond), David Hunt (Homeland), Ellyn Jameson (Barry), Wynn Everett (Palmer), Jasmine Mathews (Big George Foreman), and Joey Slotnick (Drive-Away Dolls). A first look still can be found above.
Written by Linsey Stewart and Dane Clark, Merv follows an estranged couple who learns that the dog they share is suffering from depression following their break-up. Subsequently, they awkwardly reconcile to take their pup on a sunny vacation in Florida over the holidays, in hopes of lifting his spirits.
Matt Baer and Roma Downey are the film’s producers.
Best known for his Marvel role of Matt Murdock/Daredevil, which he’ll soon be seen reprising in Disney+’s Daredevil: Born Again, Cox is best known on the film side for turns in Spider-Man: No Way Home and the Oscar-winning drama The Theory of Everything. Recently, he’s also been seen on shows like Disney+’s Echo, AMC+’s Kin, and Netflix’s Treason. The actor is represented by United Agents, UTA, and Range Media Partners.
Redd is repped by CAA, Ayala Cohen Management, and Schreck Rose Dapello; Heaton by UTA, Vault Entertainment, and Skrzyniarz & Mallean; Hunt by UTA, The Artists Partnership, and Skrzyniarz & Mallean; Jameson by CESD, Thruline Entertainment, and Ziffren Brittenham; Everett by Gersh, Principal Entertainment, and People Store; Mathews by Gersh and Red Letter Entertainment; and Slotnick by Artists & Representatives and Quest Entertainment & Management.
