Meg Ryan is channelling her rom-com roots. The “When Harry Met Sally” star is endearing as ever in the trailer for “What Happens Later”, co-starring opposite David Duchovny in the new airport-set romance.
In the film, which is also co-written and directed by Ryan, the actors play former lovers who are reunited and snowed in as a storm delays their respective connecting flights.
As optimist Willa (Ryan) and pessimist Bill (Duchovny) unpack their shared history, two decades after their split, their enduring personal connection appears undeniable. “When people break up, there’s the thing that they tell each other and then there’s the truth,” Willa declares at one point. “But you never told me.” Bill fires back, “I was in love with you!
And I couldn’t turn that on and off like a switch.” Later, Willa asks, “Have you ever wondered, ‘What if?'” “What Happens Later” is based on Steven Dietz’s play, Shooting Star.
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