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Meg Ryan has been on an extended break from acting, but it was like old hat for her during the production of her new film, What Happens Later.
In an interview with Carol Burnett for Interview Magazine, Ryan said, “Truly, the easiest part was acting in it. I want to direct again just so I can sit in the chair, because I’m sure there’s a lot of things I missed. I hadn’t done a role in a really long time, but it was fun with David [Duchovny].”
She continued, “A lot of it was done in two shots. I’m proud of that. I set up everything beforehand so that once we were there, it was just David and I trying to tell the truth.”
Meg Ryan is one of the most iconic rom-com actresses of all time known for her roles in When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and City of Angels. Her directorial debut came in 2015 with Ithaca, which, like What Happens Later, she starred in.
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What Happens Later is based on the play Shooting Star by Steven Dietz. Ryan directed, wrote, and stars in the film. The synopsis reads: “Two ex lovers, Bill (David Duchovny) and Willa (Meg Ryan) get snowed in at a regional airport overnight. Indefinitely delayed, Willa, a magical thinker, and Bill, a catastrophic one, find themselves just as attracted to and annoyed by one another as they did decades earlier. But as they unpack the riddle of their mutual past and compare their lives to the dreams they once shared, they begin to wonder if their reunion is mere coincidence, or something more enchanted.”
What Happens Later will be released on October 13.
