A-List Stars Costner and Gyllenhaal to Lead Amazon MGM's Honeymoon with Harry

In a major acquisition, Amazon MGM has landed the rights to the long-in-the-works feature dramedy Honeymoon with Harry. The project has secured two of Hollywood's biggest stars, with Kevin Costner and Jake Gyllenhaal set to lead the film.

Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, the project has been in development since 2004 and is based on an unpublished novel by Bart Baker. The story follows a man (Gyllenhaal) who decides to go on a honeymoon with his would-be father-in-law (Costner) after his fiancée dies just two days before their wedding.

The script for Honeymoon with Harry was written by Dan Fogelman, who is also producing the film alongside Mike Karz of Gulfstream Pictures. Another notable name on the producer list is Jennifer Salke, the former head of Amazon MGM, who will produce the project through her newly launched Sullivan Street Productions banner.

Honeymoon with Harry has been a passion project for many years, with various A-list talents attached to it over the past two decades. The film was first set up at New Line Cinema in 2004, with Paul Haggis and Jonathan Demme previously attached to direct different versions of the project. Now, with Costner and Gyllenhaal on board, the long-awaited dramedy is finally moving forward at Amazon MGM.