Romantic comedy Beach Read, starring Phoebe Dynevor & Patrick Schwarzenegger and adapted from Emily Henry’s bestselling novel, is filming in Toronto this June/July.
Beach Read is a romantic comedy following 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.
Beach Read – Feature.
Working title: HAPPILY EVER AFTER
Toronto filming dates: June 01 2026 – July 24, 2026.
Writer/Director:Yulin Kuang
Cast: Phoebe Dynevor, Patrick Schwarzenegger.