Emma Roberts in “Hollywood Twist of Fate”

The first trailer for the movie “The Irony of Fate in Hollywood” (About Fate) – Eldar Ryazanov’s “The Irony of Fate or Enjoy Your Bath!” Remake of Soviet comedy. The new film was directed by Russian director Marius Weisberg (“Rzhevsky against Napoleon”, “Hitler Kaput!”, “Grandma of Easy Virtue”), and the main roles were played by Emma Roberts and Thomas Mann.

Initially, Garrett Hedlund was also announced in the casting, but does not appear on the final actor list. The ex-boyfriend of the main character (a kind of Hippolyte analogue) is played by Lewis Tang. The movie is expected to be released on September 9.

Filming became known in April 2021, and work on the set began in the summer of that year.

Weisberg talked about his project.

Soviet film stars Liya Akhedzhakova and Valentina Talyzina had previously criticized the idea of ​​a remake.

Frame from the movie “The Irony of Fate in Hollywood”

The new tape is not an exact copy of the Soviet film, not a single New Year can do without it. Judging by the trailer, only the plot unites them: the main character ends up in the house of the main character, mistakenly believing that he is on his own. A romantic relationship bonds between them when the girl asks her to go to her sister’s wedding with her and portray her boyfriend (she quarreled with the real one the day before and cannot admit this to her relatives). Despite the fact that the American “Zhenya Lukashin” is going to propose to his girlfriend, he agrees to find a random acquaintance.