Body swap, but on steroids: this is probably how the meeting went for the upcoming Netflix family comedy. family vacation. The story centers around a family of four that is a pile of nerves: each on the eve of the most important day of their lives, but all bets are off when they wake up in each other’s bodies. The streamer has already chosen who will be involved in raising children in stories: Jennifer Garner as well as Ed Helms.
Garner and Helms will tickle their funny bone by playing first the regular parent couple and then the body-swap versions of themselves. Netflix has yet to reveal how the body swap will play out: the lead actors can play each other or their children, but always good fun in this type of story is guaranteed.
family vacation Come from a combination of very different minds
family vacation will lead McGwho previously directed action comedies Charlie’s Angels as well as It means war. Script written Adam Shtykelwhose screenwriting career ranges from mega-blockbusters like Black Adam to family films Alvin and the Chipmunks: Travel Feature. Shtykel writes history in a different scenario Victoria Straus (Finding Dory) - which, in turn, based its story on a New York Times bestseller for children. Sleep time for mom by author Amy Krause Rosenthal.
Jennifer Garner is no stranger to such roles
Garner has already played a popular role in a story that featured some kind of body swap: 13 Ongoing 30, she plays a teenage girl who wakes up as an adult, wanting to grow up fast. The four-time Emmy nominee became known worldwide for her role in the hit ABC thriller. NicknameShe also played a Marvel superhero Elektra in 2003 Daredevil, and then in a solo film. Garner also starred in some extremely popular films such as Pearl Harbor, Catch Me If You Canas well as Juno.
Helms received recognition for his role in the hit sitcom. Officebut his popularity skyrocketed after starring in a box office comedy film and becoming an international phenomenon. Hangover. Recently he was in Vacation, Labeland the series “Peacock” Rutherford Falls.
You can watch the Collider interview with Ed Helms earlier this year below:
You can check the official synopsis from family time here:
Jess and Bill Walker are doing their best to keep their family connected as their children grow older, more independent and more distant. When a chance encounter with an astrology reader causes a family to wake up and fully switch to the morning of the most important day of each of their lives, can the Walkers band together to get a promotion, a college interview, a record deal and football. check? Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms star in this touching family comedy directed by McG based on Amy Krause-Rosenthal’s Bedtime to Mom.
Source: Collider
