Chris Pine In Talks to Star Opposite Emma Stone in Rom-Com 'The Catch,' Directed By Her Husband Dave McCary

It looks like Emma Stone might have a leading man for her upcoming rom-com: Chris Pine!

Universal Pictures’ The Catch, set to be directed by Emma‘s husband Dave McCary, caught Emma’s eye after a recent draft of the script, Deadline reports. And the script is from Patrick Kang and Michael Levin.

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After Emma showed interest in signing on, the site shared that “several stars went after the role” with Chris ultimately landing it, should the talks work out.

The plot details about the movie have been kept under-wraps as of right now. Deadline did note that is a “two-hander rom com,” which is when a script focuses on the two main characters. It is believed to be the next movie Emma will film.

Stay tuned as we learn more.