Cheryl Hines Interview + Confirmation on cast

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Johnson: Can we talk a little bit about the film? You just directed your first feature.

Hines: I just directed a film called Serious Moonlight, which was written by (the late) Adrienne Shelly. It stars Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton, Kristen Bell and Justin Long. It was a pretty amazing process. We shot it in three weeks. It was very intense.

Johnson: Had you directed anything before then?

Hines: I’d directed television before, but I didn’t know what I was getting into. (laughs) I learned quickly! It was very, very challenging and very, very rewarding.

Cooper: Who’s behind that film?

Hines: It was produced by Michael Roiff and Andy Ostroy, who was married to Adrienne, and really wanted to produce this film that she had written. And Michel Roiff was one of the producers of Waitress, the movie that I was in with Adrienne. That’s how it got started. They raised the money privately. When we finish the film, we’ll hopefully sell it to a huge studio. It was a pretty amazing experience.

Johnson: What’s the plot?

Hines: A man is trying to leave his wife, and she basically takes him hostage and says, “No, you’re not.” It’s a bit of a dark comedy with a little romance. Very little.
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