Last night, Nancy Meyers held a Q&A for “Father of the Bride,” the 1991 rom-com that she co-wrote and produced, starring Steve Martin and Diane Keaton—and she let something slip about her next project.
Meyers confirmed she’s set to shoot a new movie in May 2026, and that it will include Kieran Culkin as part of the ensemble — the filmmaker added that this was “for theaters, not streaming.”
There’s no word yet on whether it’s “Paris Paramount,” the $100M-plus rom-com she was trying to get greenlit, which, last we heard, is now at Warner Bros. Meyers wanted $150M; Netflix stood its ground at $130M, and Warners finally came in agreeing to a slightly lower budget.
As I mentioned in October, the lone caveat is that the star-studded cast—which included Owen Wilson, Penélope Cruz, Michael Fassbender, and Scarlett Johansson—might be different this time around, and that Meyers was quietly recasting the roles. Has Culkin replaced one of these actors?
Culkin won the supporting actor Oscar this year for his turn in Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain.” He will next be seen next year in “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.” The Meyers movie seemingly comes next after that.
Meyers was one of the most in-demand filmmakers of the early 2000s, perfecting a crowd-pleasing formula that delivered hits like “What Women Want,” “Something’s Gotta Give,” “The Holiday,” and “It’s Complicated.” Box-office gold.
In many ways, Meyers is an auteur with a devoted following—even inspiring niche websites dedicated to the elegant kitchens and bedrooms in her films. If you ask me, her best work was actually her last: “The Intern,” a warmly charming exploration of purpose, anchored by Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway’s effortless chemistry.