He’s not going to be Captain America after all, but John Krasinski looks to have quickly found something else for his hiatus from “The Office” — he’ll appear opposite “He’s Just Not That Into You” star Ginnifer Goodwin in the romantic comedy “Something Borrowed.” The plot follows a New York attorney, played by Goodwin, who has an affair with her best friend’s fiancé, and Krasinski will play a friend of Goodwin’s character.
Interestingly, the part is described as a supporting one, but the actor is tied into a two-picture deal, and he’ll take the male lead in the proposed sequel, “Something Blue.” The films are based on the novels by Emily Giffin, and the literary sequel focuses on the cheated-upon best friend Darcy, rather than Goodwin’s character, although this may change in screenplay form.
While it’s now standard for actors in franchise movies to be signed to multiple-picture deals, it’s still relatively unusual for this kind of movie to do the same, but with the juggernaut likes of “Sex and the City” and “Valentine’s Day” spawning sequels, we may see more of it. While we’ve certainly had enough terrible romantic comedies to last us the rest of our lives, this is, on paper, more promising than most; the cast are appealing, the plot seems to suggest something a little messier and more adult than the likes of “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” while director Luke Greenfield delivered a pleasant surprise a few years back with “The Girl Next Door.” But, it’s entirely possible that any edge present in the material will be filed down, and it’ll turn out as generic as most examples of the genre. Hilary Swank is producing, after all, and “P.S. I Love You” didn’t exactly turn out so well…