First look at upcoming Justin Timberlake’s romantic comedy film “Friends with Benefits”, set for release on July 22, 2011. The film is written and directed by Will Gluck and stars Justin Timberlake as Dylan, Mila Kunis as Jamie, Nolan Gould as Sammy, Woody Harrelson, Patricia Clarkson, Richard Jenkins, Emma Stone, Jenna Elfman, Andy Samberg, Alex Rodriguez, Evelina Pereira and Bryan Greenberg.
Friends with Benefits movie synopsis: The story centers around two professionals who meet but are too busy to find a mate. They agree to have an intimate relationship with no strings attached. Things get complicated when the guy falls for the girl, who’s dating someone else. The script was written by Keith Merryman and David Newman, but Gluck is expected to do a polish of the script.
Director Will Gluck discussed the plot and his approach to dealing with a storyline with similar themes to previous films by stating: "Every romantic comedy over the last twenty years is about the same thing, right? The two characters in this movie played by Justin and Mila are in this generation like you and me where they’ve grown up on romantic comedies. They comment about these romantic comedies throughout the movie, and as they go through their storyline, they realize that they’re in a romantic comedy story — as two regular people who aren’t in a movie would comment on. They’re very cognizant that they’re in this story and they’re like, 'Oh, we know how this is gonna end,' and they think they’re gonna be different, but they end up embracing the fact that they’re going through a romantic comedy moment."
