Director Yulin Kuang shared a first look at Patrick Schwarzenegger and Phoebe Dynevor as rival writers and potential soul mates.in romantic comedy Beach Read filming in Toronto.
Adapted from Emily Henry’s bestselling novel, production is underway.
Beach Read follows January Andrews, (Phoebe Dynevor), a successful romance novelist who struggles with grief and writer’s block after her father’s death and the discovery of secrets he’s long kept hidden.
While spending the summer in his Michigan beach house to prepare it for sale, she unexpectedly reconnects with Gus Everett (Patrick Schwarzenegger) an author who was once her rival in college. Both creatively stuck, they agree to a writing challenge over the summer, swapping literary genres while promising that there will be no romance between them. Of course, you know what they say about the best-laid plans.
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Kevin Bacon, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Davis and Tig Natoro round out the cast..
Beach Read – Feature.
Working title: Happily Ever After or HEA
Toronto filming dates: June 01 2026 – July 24, 2026.
Writer/Director:: Yulin Kuang
Cast: Phoebe Dynevor, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Kevin Bacon, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Davis, Tig Nataro.
Filming in Toronto:
Branson Hospital, Port Credit Marina. Old Town Niagara on the Lake.