Lionsgate Films' What to Expect When You're Expecting just added two good-looking actors to its cast. Joe Manganiello (True Blood werewolf Alcide Herveaux) and Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl's Nate Archibald) have signed up for the romantic comedy to be directed by Kirk Jones (Nanny McPhee). The film's based on the popular book by Heidi Murkoff and was adapted for the screen by Heather Hach (with a rewrite by Shauna Cross).
Manganiello and Crawford will star alongside Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Brooklyn Decker, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick and Rob Huebel. Crawford's set to play Marco, a character who reunites with his old girlfriend (Kendrick) "after a turf war between their respective food trucks, and they embark on a funny, poignant journey together in the wake of a surprise pregnancy."
EW reports Manganiello will play Davis, "a ladies man whose jet-setting lifestyle as a photographer of international surfing competitions is the envy of a father support group that includes Chris Rock and Rob Huebel."
Filming's expected to begin later this summer with Lionsgate aiming for a May 11, 2012 release (an appropriate date as May 13th is Mother's Day).
The Official Synopsis:
What to Expect When You're Expecting is an ensemble romantic-comedy is in the vein of Love Actually and Valentine's Day. The film is a modern look at love through the eyes of four interconnected couples experiencing the thrills and surprises of having a baby, and ultimately coming to understand the universal truth that no matter what you plan for, life doesn't always deliver what's expected.
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(Photo of Joe Manganiello by David Livingston)
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