From the mid-80s through the late-90s, Bette Midler was a bit of a fixture of cinema screens. However in the last decade it’s become an increasingly rare to see her on-screen. That’s partly because she’s been busy touring as a singer, and also because middle-aged actresses do tend to find it increasingly difficult to get decent roles. However, now Variety reports that Bette Midler and Bailee Madison have joined the cast of Us & Them for 20th Century Fox and Walden Media.
Billy Crystal, who also helped come up with the story, will head up the movie as a minor league baseball announcer who is going through a separation from his wife (Bette Midler). Despite their split, they must both live under the same roof again with their three grandchildren. Bailee Madison will play one of the grandchildren in this comedy, which will also deal with the older couple struggling to adapt to their modern grandchildren’s behavior.
Shooting is slated to begin this month in Atlanta.