With Steve Carell leaving The Office before the end of the show’s current season, he’s now got plenty more time to make movies. While he’s been lining quite a few up to fill his schedule after his departure from TV, Deadline reports that he’s now in talks to join the upcoming David Frankel drama, Great Hope Springs, which already has Meryl Streep onboard.
The film is about a couple who’ve been married for 31 years, but who’ve lost the spark in their marriage. They escape for a weekend therapy trip to try and rekindle their love for one another. Steve Carell will play Dr. Feld, their marriage doctor, while Meryl Streep will play the wife. The husband is yet to be cast, but it is believed that role will be filled in the very near future (Jeff Bridges was previously attached to the role, but it’s not known if he’s still at all interested).
David Frankel will direct from a script by Vanessa Taylor. Shooting is scheduled to begin in August.