Netflix Prepping New Holiday Rom-Com ‘Meet Me Next Christmas’

On the heels of its holiday rom-com Falling for Christmas, starring Lindsay Lohan, Netflix is prepping another Christmas-themed romantic comedy starring Christina Milian — Meet Me Next Christmas.

In addition to Milian (Falling Inn Love, Resort to Love, Step Up: High Water), the film stars Devale Ellis (“Sistas,” “Zatima,” The Perfect Find), Kofi Siriboe (“Queen Sugar,” “Insecure”), Kalen Allen (An American Pickle, “With Love”), and the a cappella group Pentatonix, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying,  Kirstin Maldonado,  Kevin Olusola and Matt Sallee.

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In Meet Me Next Christmas, in pursuit of a fairytale romance with the man of her dreams, Layla must race through New York City to get her hands on the hottest ticket in town: the sold out Pentatonix Christmas Eve Concert.

Milian will also executive produce the film, which is scheduled to start production this week.

Rom-Com ‘Rosaline’ Available to Stream on Disney+ Feb. 10-15 for Valentine’s Day

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Disney+ will offer its U.S. subscribers the romantic comedy Rosaline to stream for a limited time only Feb. 10-15.

The 20th Century Studios film originally debuted on Hulu last October.

Starring Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced, Kyle Allen and Sean Teale, with Minnie Driver and Bradley Whitford, the film is a fresh, comedic twist on Shakespeare’s classic love story Romeo & Juliet, told from the perspective of Juliet’s cousin Rosaline (Dever), who also happens to be Romeo’s recent love interest. Heartbroken when Romeo (Allen) meets Juliet (Merced) and begins to pursue her, Rosaline schemes to foil the famous romance and win back her guy.

Subscribers can find additional love stories in the Valentine’s Day collection on Disney+.

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Paramount+ Debuts Romance Collection for Valentine’s Day

Paramount+ has debuted “Peak Romance,” a new seasonal collection featuring more than 200 romance-themed movies and seasonal series episodes.

Released in time for Valentine’s Day, the library includes a curated assortment of love stories spanning from tales of modern love and popular rom-coms to nostalgic ’90s films and twisted romances.

The upcoming new rom-com At Midnight, premiering exclusively on Paramount+ Feb. 10, will join the collection as well as a special Valentine’s Day episode of “Ghosts” Feb. 16.

At Midnight centers on Alejandro (Diego Boneta, Father of the Bride), a hotel manager, and Sophie (Monica Barbaro, Top Gun: Maverick), a movie star. He’s focused on opening his own hotel; she’s trying to concentrate on her new superhero film. When Sophie catches her co-star and boyfriend (Anders Holm) cheating, fate strikes when the shoot brings them all to Alejandro’s hotel in Mexico. Despite their radically different lives, Alejandro and Sophie begin to secretly meet at midnight. 

The romantic episode of the CBS Original series “Ghosts” is called “A Date to Remember.” In the episode, Sam and Jay help Thorfinn create a perfect first date with Flower.

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The collection includes more than 10 carousels:

  • “Classic Romance,” which includes the movies Grease, Dirty Dancing, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Great Gatsby (1974), Funny Face and Some Like It Hot;
  • “’90s Love or Something Like It,” which includes Clueless, Runaway Bride, Shakespeare in Love, Almost Famous, Home for the Holidays and Soapdish;
  • “2000s Rom-Coms,” which includes How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Mean Girls, The Wedding Planner, Save the Last Dance, No Strings Attached and She’s the Man
  • “Modern Love,” which includes movies such as The Lost City, Licorice Pizza, Elizabethtown and Last Holiday and shows such as “Bob Hearts Abishola” and “The Neighborhood”;
  • “Twisted Romance,” which includes movies and shows that explore the darker side of love such as Significant Other, Basic Instinct, House of Gucci, “Why Women Kill” and Vanilla Sky;
  • “LOL (Lots of Love),” with comedic Valentine’s-themed episodes from shows including “Frasier,” “Drunk History,” “Workaholics,” “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” and “I Love Lucy”;
  • “From Showtime With Love,” which features content for Paramount+ with Showtime bundle subscribers such as Fatal Attraction, The Holiday, “The Twilight Saga,” “The Chi,” “George & Tammy,” Moonstruck, Midsommar and Like Water for Chocolate;
  • “Heartthrobs & Heartbreak,” with unscripted dramas including “Are You the One?,” “All Star Shore,” “Love & Hip Hop,” “The Real World,” “The Real Love Boast” and “Catfish: Trolls”;
  • “Valentine’s Yay!,” with episodes for kids from such shows as “Hey Arnold!,” “Rugrats,” “Peppa Pig,” “Blue’s Clues,” “Paw Patrol,” “Big Nate,” and “Spongebob Squarepants”;
  • “Swoon-Worthy,” with romantic dramas and period stories including If Beale Street Could Talk, The Cider House Rules, Becoming Jane, A Walk on the Moon, Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre
  • “Offbeat Relationships,” with quirky love stories such as Edward Scissorhands, Superstar, The Switch, Heaven Can Wait, Election, Love Sick and A Night at the Roxbury

 

In addition, “The Price Is Right at Night” will feature the episode “Date Night” (Feb. 22) featuring couples getting a chance to win prizes including romantic getaways for two. 

‘Ticket to Paradise’ Available for Non-Premium Digital Purchase and Streaming Dec. 9, on Disc Dec. 13

The rom-com Ticket to Paradise will be available for regular (not premium) digital purchase Dec. 9, and on Blu-ray and DVD Dec. 13 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

The film will also be available to stream on Peacock Dec. 9.

Ticket to Paradise stars Academy Award winners Julia Roberts and George Clooney as exes who find themselves on a shared mission: to stop their lovestruck daughter from making the same mistake they once made.

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Special features on DVD, Blu-ray and digital include:

  • “Return of the Dynamic Duo,” a  featurette celebrating the big screen return of Roberts and Clooney;
  • “Destination Wedding,” about the details of the wedding in the film;
  • “Production in Paradise,” about everything from Balinese marriage customs to filming in the Whitsundays; and
  • “Keep a Straight Face,” featuring real life pals Kaitlyn Dever and Billie Lourd as they try not to distract each other while filming.

Gay Rom-Com ‘Bros’ Headed to Digital, Blu-ray and DVD Nov. 22

The gay rom-com Bros will be available to own on digital, Blu-ray and DVD Nov. 22 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
 
Four-time Emmy nominee Billy Eichner (“Billy on the Street”) stars in the feature from filmmakers Nick Stroller (“Neighbors” franchise, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and Judd Apatow (The King of Staten Island, Trainwreck). The comedy follows two gay men and explores how hard it is to find another tolerable human being to go through life with.

Bonus features include deleted scenes, a gag reel, and behind-the-scenes featurettes with the cast and crew.

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Netflix to Bow Interactive Rom-Com ‘Choose Love’

Netflix will stream its first interactive romantic comedy, Choose Love.

Directed by Stuart McDonald  (A Perfect Pairing, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”), the film stars Laura Marano (The Royal Treatment, The Perfect Date), Avan Jogia (Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, Zombieland: Double Tap), Scott Michael Foster (“You,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”) and Jordi Webber (Head High, “Power Rangers Ninja Steel”).

In the film, Cami Conway (Marano) has it all. She’s got the job she wants as a recording engineer and is headed towards engagement, marriage and kids with her boyfriend Paul (Foster). And yet, she feels something is missing. Is it just FOMO and the fear of commitment that goes with it? Or is she actually missing out on an even better career, perhaps the long abandoned singing career she once dreamed of? And is Paul the love of her life? What if it’s Rex Galier (Jogia), the sexy British rock star, who walks into her studio and becomes irrepressibly smitten? Or could it be Jack Menna (Webber), her first love, “the one that got away,” the idealistic world traveler, who returns home and is ready to rekindle their youthful passion? Cami faces a kaleidoscope of tempting but tough choices. What she chooses depends on the viewer.

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Choose Love is the first rom-com to receive the interactive treatment at Netflix. Through the film’s many choice paths, the viewer decides what journey the main characters take over the course of this love story based on a variety of decisions made on their behalf. This leads to many potential storylines — even multiple endings — for every viewer to explore and create their own unique experience with these characters based on their decisions.

Choose Love joins Netflix’s interactive lineup, which also includes the upcoming series “Trivia Quest” and past titles such as Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, ​​”Cat Burglar,” “Headspace: Unwind Your Mind” and Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Movie

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Tops Vudu List of Most-Watched Rom-Coms for Valentine’s Day

Over the past two years, “Crazy Rich Asians,” starring Henry Golding and Constance Wu, was the most-watched romantic comedy across the entire United States for Valentine’s Day, according to Vudu’s streaming data.

Vudu is a TVOD service owned by Fandango.

Vudu put together a playlist of more than 20 of its most-watched rom-coms in the Valentine’s Day window. Coming in second place was the 2009 workplace comedy “The Proposal,” starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. Henry Golding is the romantic lead again in Vudu’s third-ranking rom-com, 2019’s “Last Christmas,” this time co-starring with Emilia Clarke.

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Vudu’s Top 20 Most-Watched Rom-Coms (during the Valentine’s Day window 2019-2020) were:

1.    Crazy Rich Asians
2.    The Proposal
3.    Last Christmas
4.    Sweet Home Alabama
5.    The Princess Bride
6.    Pretty Woman
7.    Yesterday
8.    The Wedding Singer
9.    Forgetting Sarah Marshall
10. Crazy, Stupid, Love
11. 10 Things I Hate About You
12. Valentine’s Day
13. Sleepless in Seattle
14. When Harry Met Sally
15. The Best Man Holiday
16. She’s All That
17. Love, Simon
18. The Best Man
19. Long Shot
20. You’ve Got Mail