Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and Catherine Zeta-Jones is looking for love! Well, sort of. According to reports, Zeta-Jones will star in the psychological thriller Cupid from Ma and The Help director Tate Taylor. The project finds Zeta-Jones playing “an unconventional marriage counselor whose methods push a fractured relationship into increasingly dangerous territory,” according to Deadline.
Tate Taylor directs Cupid from a script by the Van Dyke brothers, who wrote the screenplay for the Olivia Wilde-directed thriller Don’t Worry Darling alongside Katie Silberman. Cameras will roll on Cupid in the late summer-early fall in Natchez, Mississippi, with Taylor, John Norris, and Ryan Donnell Smith producing.
Tate Taylor teases us about the potential impact of Cupid
“You may never want to seek counselling again,” Taylor warned about his latest thriller. “Or perhaps you will, assuming you can handle it. I’m thrilled to take this journey with Catherine. There is no better artist to bring this unique thriller to life.”
Oh, Tate, I certainly hope not. If anything, more people need to go to therapy. Have you looked outside your window lately? The world is an emotional dumpster fire, constantly on the brink of self-destruction. Let’s not discourage people from seeking professional help, eh? Also, I’m just having fun, I’m sure Cupid isn’t that traumatic.
What’s Cupid about?
“Cupid follows a couple who try to repair their frayed marriage over the course of a weekend at the home of a seemingly helpful but unorthodox marriage counselor (Zeta-Jones),” says the film’s description. “What starts as a hopeful endeavor quickly turns dark as her methods become crueler and more dangerous.”
“Cupid brings together stellar talent on both sides of the camera. This is a smart, contained genre film with real scale in the marketplace, with a global star and a director who has consistently delivered successful, audience-driven thrillers, and we’re excited to launch it at EFM,” says Upgrade’s Jonathan Kier. Upgrade is in charge of international sales when Cupid hits EFM.
Check those credentials, folks
Anyone who cruises Reddit knows that marriage counselors can be a blessing and a curse. I recall reading a story in which a woman’s friend posed as a couple’s therapist, unbeknownst to the husband. The man attended online sessions with the therapist for over a year before discovering that the therapist shared a close connection with his partner. Needless to say, the couple broke up. Could you imagine? The breach of trust! Good lord!
