Despite filming in shark country (a.k.a.
Making a romantic-comedy doesnt usually involve a shark cage.
ButAnyone but You, out Dec. 22, had to contend withJaws-level challenges behind the scenes.
Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell in ‘Anyone but You’.Sony Pictures
A shark tank is these floating buoys with a cage, Gluck notes.
Enemies to lovers and fake dating people think theyre romantic-comedy tropes, Gluck says.
But Shakespeare created them.
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It’s just a good story.
We’re not going out there saying, This is based onMuch Ado About Nothing.
When people hear that, they think it’s homework.
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Gluck also emphasizes the importance of his characters self-awareness and groundedness as key to playing with these time-honored tropes.
I don’t like stuff that could never happen in real life, he notes.
I could see myself at a wedding having to do this.
Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell take on Sydney, Australia in ‘Anyone but You’.Sony Pictures
The characters in our movie know that fake dating is a trope.
What Gluck did want to be larger-than-life was his ensemble.
It was emotional because it was like Dermot was passing the torch to Glen.
With that big ensemble comes big-screen intentions.
Most rom-coms people now consider [are for] streaming, he reflects.
A big part of watching rom-coms is with people at theaters and having that experience.
Thats a solitary experience.
Hopefully, this will be much more of a group experience.
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