Aisling Bea shoots comedy film about a woman marrying her dead fiancé
- Aisling Bea stars in the film And Mrs, about a woman who presses ahead with her wedding despite her fiancé having dropped dead
- Co-starring Colin Hanks and Billie Lourd, the bittersweet comedy is currently shooting in East London
- Director Daniel Reisinger has "put so many brilliant, funny actors in all the parts" said Bea
Aisling Bea is to star as a woman whose fiancé dies shortly before their wedding day, yet decides to go ahead and marry him anyway, in a film currently shooting in East London.
In the bittersweet comedy And Mrs, Bea is Gemma, whose American husband-to-be, Nathan, played by Colin Hanks (Fargo), drops dead right before their nuptials.
When, with some encouragement from her chaotic but well-meaning sister-in-law, Audrey (Booksmart's Billie Lourd), Gemma decides to press ahead with the wedding, she has to overcome public opinion, the law of the land and even her own family's objections.
Directed by Australian director Daniel Reisinger (Sideswiped), the film also features Ever Decreasing Circles star Peter Egan and Detectorists' Divian Ladwa, with further cast still to be announced.
It is the second film for comedy producer Dan Hine (Cuckoo) and his production company Who's On First, set up in 2016 with Roughcut's Ash Atalla, following Borat co-creator Dan Mazer's 2021 feature The Exchange.
Posting from set, This Way Up creator Bea wrote on Instagram:
"Halfway through filming #AndMrs with @colinhanks & my adopted lil sister @praisethelourd. Director @Danreiso has put so many brilliant, funny actors in all the parts (which I'm not allowed say yet because The CIA will arrest me or something) & we have such an incredible hard working crew too.
And Mrs is written by London-based Australian Melissa Bubnic, whose credits include Shameless, Delicious and Wild Bill.
US entertainment website Variety reports that Hine will be producing alongside US producing and financing partners, FirstGen Content. Executive producers for FirstGen include Michael D'Alto, Chris Triana, Claude Amadeo and Randal Sandler.
"And Mrs is the comedy we need after the last couple of years, one which helps us laugh through the tears," Reisinger told the website. "We're lucky to have a cast gifted enough to nail the unique tone and who really embody their characters."
Hine added: "We are absolutely delighted to be working with these three actors, who all share a deep personal connection to the material. It feels like this story has really found its moment post-pandemic - we cannot wait to bring it to life."
Bea is also set to star in the crime film Sweet Dreams with Mia Goth, Niamh Algar and Nick Frost and recently shot Greatest Days, a movie based on the songs of Take That, alongside Jayde Adams, Alice Lowe and Marc Wootton.