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Kathy Bates, Liza Koshy to star in Netflix rom-com

By Karen Butler   |   Aug. 5, 2022 at 5:50 AM
Kathy Bates has signed on for a role in an upcoming rom-com for Netflix. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Liza Koshy attends the annual Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 15. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Nicole Kidman arrives for the 94th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 27. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Joey King attends the 35th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica in 2020. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Zac Efron arrives on the red carpet at the "The Greatest Showman" world premiere in 2017 in New York City. File Photo by Dennis Van Tine/UPI

Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning actress Kathy Bates and YouTube star Liza Koshy have joined the cast of a new, as-yet-untitled romantic comedy film for Netflix.

The ensemble will also include the previously announced Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Joey King.

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Living Out Loud and Freedom Writers filmmaker Richard LaGravenese is directing the movie from a screenplay he penned with Carrie Solomon.

"A surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity," the streaming service said in a synopsis Thursday.

Bates is known for her roles in Richard Jewell, American Horror Story, The Office, Primary Colors, Titanic and Misery.

Koshy stars in the web comedy, Liza on Demand.