Sally Hawkins to starr in upcoming romantic comedy “Love Birds” with Rhys Darby
With thanks to Venus at What The Folk! for this news: Sally Hawkins will be starring in a brand new romcom (romantic comedy) called Love Birds alongside Flight of the Conchords star and standup comedian Rhys Darby.
According to Flicks.co.nz, this ‘charming, bitter-sweet romcom’ is about Doug (Darby), whose life falls apart when his long term girlfriend (Faye Smythe) decides to call it a day. He ends up having to look after an injured Shelduck, which leads him to meet Holly (Sally) the ‘sassy animal specialist’ who teaches Doug how to nurse ‘Pierre’ back to health.
Love Birds will be directed by Paul Murphy and the international cast includes ‘Bryan Brown (Dean Spanley, Australia) as the vet Dr Buster; Emily Barclay (In My Father’s Den) as Holly’s best friend Brenda, Craig Hall (World’s Fastest India, Outrageous Fortune) and David Fane (Sione’s Wedding, Eagle vs Shark) as Doug’s work-mates.’
Sadly there is no IMDb entry yet for the film, but 3 News mentions that the film will be released by Icon Film Distribution (the company behind the Oscar-winning Precious) in 2011.
