One Night Onlyhas found its leading duo. The upcoming movie is set to be directed by Will Gluck, who recently struck box office gold with the 2023 romantic comedyAnyone But You, which grossed a whopping $220.3 million against its reported $25 million budget. TheAnyone But Youcastwas led by Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney.
A new duo is stepping into the leads forOne Night Only, which was also written by Gluck, revising the original Black List script by Travis Braun. The tweaks he made are unknown, but the original storyline wasa comedy tweak onThe Purgewhere premarital sex is only legal for one day, leaving single people rushing to find partners.
Deadlinereports thatMonica Barbaro and Callum Turner will play the leads inOne Night Only, which is in the works with Universal Pictures. They also report that the actors were both high on Gluck’s list of contenders from the beginning.
What This Means For One Night Only
Both Barbaro and Turner areup-and-coming stars with major successes under their belts. In fact, Barbaro was just nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Joan Baez in thecast ofA Complete Unknown.
Monica Barbaro ultimately lost her Oscar to Zoe Saldaña forEmilia Pérez.
Barbaro has also emerged as an action starthanks to roles in the Netflix seriesFUBAR(in which she played Arnold Schwarzenegger’s daughter) and the smash hit legacy sequelTop Gun: Maverick(in which she played ace pilot Phoenix).
Callum Turner has also starred in his share of prominent titles. After playing Newt Scamander’s older brother Thesus in the latter twoFantastic Beastsmovies, he took on larger roles, primarily in period dramas.This includes playing real-life rower Joe Rantz inThe Boys in the Boatand Major John “Bucky” Egan inApple TV+‘sMasters of the Air.
Our Take On The One Night Only Casting
By casting Turner and Barbaro,Gluck is giving them the same chance that he gave Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney. Although both stars already had notable titles under their belt (Powell co-starred with Barbaro inTop Gun: Maverickand Sweeney had broken out with a role in HBO’sEuphoria), the rom-com helped them become the A-listers they are now known as.
Will Gluck also helped launch the career of Oscar winner Emma Stone, who was a relative unknown before being cast in his 2010 teen comedyEasy A.
ShouldOne Night Onlybecome a hit at the level ofAnyone But You, it could launch the careers of both stars into the stratosphere. However, it remains to be seen if this happens, because it has a much more heightened premise thanAnyone But You. Regardless, with two rising stars at the helm, the movie has a lot of promise.
