The actress recalls advice she received from a friend: “Why don’t you play the hot mess?”
For much of the time that director Catherine Hardwicke‘s new indie “Miss You Already” was in development, Toni Collette was attached to play the role that eventually went to Drew Barrymore.
As the Australian actress recalled in an interview with TheWrap’s Steve Pond at the Toronto Film Festival, she got some telling advice from a friend: “You have to stop playing these kind of grounded, supporting roles. Why don’t you play the hot mess?”
In the film, Barrymore and Collette play childhood best friends whose relationship hits a rough patch when Barrymore’s character struggles to have a baby and Collette’s learns she has breast cancer.
The film, from a script by Morwenna Banks, also stars Dominic Cooper, Paddy Considine and Jacqueline Bisset.
Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate are releasing the film domestically on Nov. 6.
JUST weeks after her best friend Cameron Diaz touched down in Australia, Hollywood’s darling, Drew Barrymore is set to do the same for the premiere of her latest film Miss You Already.
Barrymore, who stars in the emotional comedy-drama with Aussie actor Toni Collette, is expected to arrive here ahead of the September 30 screening.
Barrymore, 40, and Collette, 42, will walk the red carpet at the Sydney State Theatre to not only promote the film, but to help fund research for the National Breast Cancer Foundation in partnership with Entertainment One Films.
The film, directed by Catherine Hardwicke from a screenplay by Morwenna Banks, follows two best friends as they navigate the highs and lows of life and a shocking cancer diagnosis.
The visit will be Barrymore’s first official outing since the birth of her second child, Frankie.
The mother of two has previously said she struggled to return to work because she was so satisfied with life as a mother and wife.
“I didn’t think I could go back to work honestly. I didn’t want to be away from my kids and it just wasn’t the priority.”
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MISS YOU ALREADY is an honest and powerful story following two best friends, Milly (Toni Collette) and Jess (Drew Barrymore), as they navigate life’s highs and lows. Inseparable since they were young girls, they can’t remember a time they didn’t share everything –secrets, clothes, even boyfriends — but nothing prepares them for the day Milly is hit with life-altering news. A story for every modern woman, MISS YOU ALREADY celebrates the bond of true friendship that ultimately can never be broken, even in life’s toughest moments.
Variety shares the good news that Miss You Already is going to be released in just over two months!
Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate have given an awards season release of Nov. 6 to dramedy “Miss You Already,” starring Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette.
“Miss You Already,” which will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival next month, is directed by Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight”) from a script by Morwenna Banks. Dominic Cooper, Paddy Considine, Frances de la Tour and Jacqueline Bisset also star.
Collette and Barrymore portray women who have been best friends their whole lives and Cooper and Considine play their husbands. Bisset portrays the mother of Collette’s character.
The women’s relationship hits a rough patch when Barrymore’s character struggles to have a much longed-for baby and Collette’s character finds out she has breast cancer.
The film is produced by Christopher Simon and executive produced by Jerome Booth, Nicki Hattingh, Sheryl Crown, Anne Sheehan, Samantha Horley, James Norrie, Barnaby Southcombe, Lisa Lambert, Celine Rattray, Trudie Styler, Hardwicke, Banks and Paul Andrew Williams.
I am so excited for Drew’s new film “Miss You Already” that comes out later this summer … I have added some great new stills of Drew from the film to our gallery!
Gallery Links:
– Drew Barrymore Online > Miss You Already > Production Stills
The UK trailer for Drew’s new film Miss You Already has been released. Watch it here:
I can’t wait to see this film!
Miss You Already has been sold for some over seas markets according to Screen Daily.
EXCLUSIVE: Salt secures deal for Toni Colette, Drew Barrymore comedy-drama in Germany, France, Japan.
Following the Cannes market screening of Catherine Hardwicke’s (Twilight) romantic comedy-drama Miss You Already, starring Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore, UK sales outfit Salt has closed deals in Germany (Telepool), France (Ocean Films), Japan (Showgate), South Korea (Dreamwest Pictures) and Hong Kong (Panorama Entertainment).
In Miss You Already, produced by Christopher Simon and backed by New Sparta Films, the friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill.
Dominic Cooper, Paddy Considine and Jaqueline Bisset also star.
The film has already sold in UK and Australia (eOne) among other markets.
I have added stills and promotional images from Drew’s film Charlie’s Angels.
Gallery Links:
– Drew Barrymore Online > Films > 2000 | Charlie’s Angels
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