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Rom-coms are everywhere, but watching agoodand smartrom-comis nearly the equivalent of finding your soulmate.
Haley Lu Richardson as Hadley Sullivan inLove at First Sight.
You gotta watcha lot of bad and/or cheesy onesbefore you discover one thats ready to go the distance.
It starsThe White Lotusseason two fan favorite, Haley Lu Richardson, andBohemian Rhapsodybreakout Ben Hardy.
The film may not have the most original title, but dont let that deter you.
Ben Hardy as Oliver Jones and Haley Lu Richardson as Hadley Sullivan inLove at First Sight.
The odds of ever finding one another again seems impossible, but fate may have a way of intervening.
However, the simplicity of the premise works in its favor.
The script lifted my spirits, director Vanessa Caswill tellsGlamour.
Jameela Jamil as the Narrator inLove at First Sight
Its fun, its playful, its heartwarming.
It felt like really good medicine.
Now, heres where that exclusive clip comes in, which sets the stage for our lead characters.
Ben Hardy as Oliver Jones inLove at First Sight
That scene is really similar to how its written in the book, Caswill says.
In the movie, it brings them closer together.
Take a look:
While wed love to show you more, youll just have to wait until September.
See below:
When willLove at First Sightpremiere?
Friday, September 15, 2023, on Netflix.
How closely does the film follow the book?
Shes kind of a cupid character, and thats really fun, Caswill notes.
And the book is mostly set in west London, near Paddington, and Notting Hill.
The film is much more east London, southeast London, around Shoreditch and Peckham and Greenwich."
Jameela Jamil as the Narrator inLove at First Sight
Whos in the cast?
Dexter Fletcher (Band of Brothers) plays Olivers dad, Val.
(Fletcher and Hardy worked together previously onBohemian Rhapsodyafter Fletcher replaced Bryan Singer as the films director.)
They were great together immediately.
Haley Lu loved him.
And as soon as we got off, she messaged me and said, Hes just amazing.
He’s really grounded and sweet and gentle, and shes so warm and quirky.
The combination balances out brilliantly.
Ben Hardy as Oliver Jones inLove at First Sight
Where wasLove at First Sightfilmed?
Caswill says the entire film was shot on location in London from late 2020 to early 2021.
Everyone was just grateful to come into this warm, colorful world.
Stansted, an airport on the outskirts of London, stands in for Heathrow.
That was kind of mad, Caswill says with a laugh.
There werent really any flights going [or coming].
The building we had was completely empty.
Youre looking out the window going, Where are the planes?
Will there be a sequel?
I totally think there could be, Caswill tellsGlamour.Theres definitely been discussions about it.
