The trio is attached to star in the romantic drama, joining the star-studded cast which include Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Jason Sudeikis.
- August 27, 2015
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Timothy Olyphant, Brittany Robertson and Shay Mitchell have signed on for Garry Marshall's romantic movie "Mother's Day (2016)". The trio will join the likes of Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Jason Sudeikis, Jack Whitehall, Aasif Mandvi and Loni Love.
Olyphant plays Henry, the ex-husband of Sandy (Aniston). Mitchell portrays Henry's beautiful new wife who wants nothing more than to be the perfect stepmom to Henry and Sandy's children. Robertson stars as Kristin, a slightly neurotic new mother to a one-year-old girl. Whitehall plays Zack, an aspiring stand-up comedian and Kristin's boyfriend.
Mandvi is Russell, a successful doctor and husband of Jesse (Hudson). As for Love, she plays Kimberly, Bradley's (Sudeikis) friend and a mom herself.
Wayne Rice, Mike Karz, Daniel Diamond and Brandt Andersen are producing with the script penned by Anya Kochoff-Romano, Lily Hollander, Matt Walker and Tom Hines. The movie began filming in Atlanta last week and is due to open in the U.S. on April 29, 2016.
Olyphant was a series regular on FX's series "Justified", which ended its run after six seasons last April. Robertson's latest romantic movie credit was "The Longest Ride", in which she starred opposite Scott Eastwood. As for Mitchell, she stars on hit series "Pretty Little Liars" which is currently airing its sixth season.
