EXCLUSIVE: Tia Carrere (upcoming Lilo & Sew) has been tapped for a task alongside Daisy Ridley and Alden Ehrenreich in The Final Resort, the brand new Philippines-set romantic comedy from Miss Congeniality helmer Donald Petrie.
Carrere will play Reyna, a boss woman of the very best order, who owns quite a few resorts. Manufacturing kicks off this month, with Asia Pacific Movies producing and financing.
Written by Karen McCullah, the veteran rom-com scribe identified for her work on titles like Legally Blonde, The Final Resort follows Brooke (Ridley), who is decided to show herself worthy of working her father’s lodge empire. When Brooke travels to the Philippines to scout a brand new resort location, she meets Ben (Ehrenreich), an enthralling expatriate pilot who helps her uncover the great thing about the nation — and a newfound sense of freedom. As love and responsibility collide, Brooke should select between the life she’s constructed and the one she’s solely simply begun to like.
Ernesto (Bong) Sta. Maria. Jr. (Rosario), and Raja Collins (True Memoirs of an Worldwide Murderer, The Wrath of Becky) are producing the movie, with Manuel V. Pangilinan exec producing. Simon Heo, Akshay Mehta and Rick Dugdale are co-producers, and CAA Media Finance is procuring worldwide rights.
A Filipina-American actress and singer with over 100 display credit to her identify, Carrere is coming off a task reverse Jo Koy in his DreamWorks comedy Easter Sunday. Subsequent up, she’ll be seen starring within the live-action Lilo & Sew, after taking up a distinct function within the authentic 2002 animated movie and the Disney collection that adopted. Pic is scheduled to hit theaters on Might 23.
Carrere is represented by Modern Artists and Strand Leisure.
