{"id":1511773,"date":"2026-06-02T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?guid=98406225a54f785b0591894a0ce03ec0"},"modified":"2026-06-02T06:21:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:21:58","slug":"kristin-davis-tig-notaro-cast-in-beach-read-film-adaptation-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1511773","title":{"rendered":"Kristin Davis, Tig Notaro cast in &#8216;Beach Read&#8217; film adaptation: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/06\/25d660dc27f76ef177162171209f5e92.png\" alt\/><figcaption>Kristin Davis attends the 'And Just Like That\u2026' season 3 photocall at Hotel Napoleon on May 29, 2025, in Paris, France. (Pascal Le Segretain\/Getty Images) | Tig Notaro attends the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026, in Hollywood, California. (Frazer Harrison\/WireImage via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Kristin Davis and Tig Notaro are joining the Emily Henry rom-com universe.<\/p><p>The actors have joined the cast of the film adaptation of the bestselling novel <em>Beach Read<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/06\/beach-read-movie-cast-adds-kristin-davis-tig-notaro-1236930799\/\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deadline<\/a> reports. They join <em>Bridgerton<\/em> actress Phoebe Dynevor and <em>The White Lotus<\/em>' Patrick Schwarzenegger, who are set to star in the film, as well as Andie MacDowell and Kevin Bacon. Production will begin on the picture in June.<\/p><p>ABC Audio has reached out to 20th Century Studios for confirmation.<\/p><p><em>Beach Read<\/em> follows the character January Andrews, a romance novelist who struggles with writer's block due to her grief after the death of her father and her discovery of the secrets he kept.<\/p><p>January spends the summer at her father's Michigan beach house as she prepares to sell it. While there, she reconnects with Gus Everett, a fellow author and her formal college rival. The pair spark an unexpected romance after they agree to partake in a writing challenge to get them out of their respective writing ruts.<\/p><p>Yulin Kuang, who co-wrote the Netflix film adaptation of Henry's novel <em>People We Meet on Vacation<\/em>, will direct <em>Beach Read<\/em> for 20th Century Studios from her own script.<\/p><p>This is the latest adaptation of one of Henry's works, following the release of <em>People We Meet on Vacation<\/em> in January. Three of her other novels \u2014 <em>Book Lovers<\/em>, <em>Funny Story<\/em> and <em>Happy Place<\/em> \u2014 are also currently being adapted for the screen.<\/p><p><em>Disney is the parent company of ABC News and 20th Century Studios.<\/em><\/p><p>Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kristin Davis attends the &#8216;And Just Like That\u2026&#8217; season 3 photocall at Hotel Napoleon on May 29, 2025, in Paris, France. 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