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Zooey Deschanel To Star In Amazon MGM Rom-Com ‘Merv’


Zooey Deschanel has been set to star in the left-of-center rom-com 'Merv' for Amazon MGM Studios.

Best known for starring in films like ( 500) Days of Summer, Yes Man, Almost Famous, and the holiday classic Elf, as well as Fox’s hit sitcom New Girl, Deschanel has most recently been seen starring opposite Casey Affleck in Roadside’s Emerson brothers drama Dreamin’ Wild from Love & Mercy helmer Bill Pohlad, which world premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Other recent projects for the Emmy nominee include Apple TV+’s Physical, Trolls Band Together, and Sony’s live-action take on children’s book Harold and the Purple Crayon, out this August. Currently adapting the novel Ms. Bixby’s Last Day for Gunpowder & Sky and Walden Media, Clark and Stewart prior to that worked on Betty’s Ready for Sony and producer Matt Tolmach.

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