Editions: U.S SIGN IN Subscribe Today! FILM + TV + DIGITAL + CONTENDERS + VIDEO + DIRT + JOBS + MORE + HOME| FILM| NEWS Domhnall Gleeson, Thomas Haden Church, Christina Applegate Starring in Rom-Com ‘Crash Pad’ (EXCLUSIVE) EMAIL + 0 550 PRINT TALK Tweet OCTOBER 21, 2015 | 10:18AM PT REX SHUTTERSTOCK Dave McNary Film Reporter @Variety_DMcNary “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” star Domhnall Gleeson, Christina Applegate, Thomas Haden Church and Nina Dobrev are starring in the romantic comedy “Crash Pad,” which has started shooting in Vancouver, Variety has learned exclusively. Wonderful Films, Indomitable Entertainment, and Windowseat Entertainment are the production companies. Kevin Tent, the Oscar-nominated editor on Alexander Payne’s”The Descendants” and “Nebraska” is making his directorial debut with a Black List script by Jeremy Catalino. Gleeson stars as a hopeless romantic who thinks he’s found true love with an older woman, played by Applegate — only to learn that she’s married and that his fling is merely an instrument of revenge against her neglectful husband, played by Church. He threatens to blackmail her by telling her husband but his plan backfires when the husband decides the best way to get back at his wife is to move in with Gleeson’s character and adopt the slacker’s life of debauchery. Payne, who directed Haden Church in “Sideways,” is executive producing. Producers are William Horberg of Wonderful Films and Lauren Bratman. Besides Payne, the other exec producers are Dominic Ianno, Jon Ferro and Stuart Pollok of Indomitable Entertainment, Joseph McKelheer and Bill Kiely of Windowseat Entertainment, and Vicki Sotheran of Sodona Entertainment. Gotham Noms Add Fuel to ‘Spotlight’ and “As an editor, Kevin Tent has helped craft some of the great performances of the last decades,” ‘Carol’ Oscar said Horberg. “He is a natural storyteller, and I can’t wait to see what he does with this wonderful Campaigns cast and Jeremy’s hilarious script. And of course he can always fix it in post!” Hou Hsiao-hsien on “I agree with Bill, except for the last thing,” said Payne. the Unique Challenge of the ‘The Assassin’ (Q&A) Gleeson is represented by Paradigm and The Agency. Church is represented by CAA and Finley Management. Applegate is represented by CAA and Management 360. Dobrev is Gwyneth Paltrow represented by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Toasts Mother and ‘I’ll See You In My Dreams’ FILED UNDER: Christian Applegate, Crash Pad, Domhnall Gleeson, Nina Dobrev, Thomas Haden Church Star Blythe Danner Heroic Battle Shaping Want to read more articles like this one? SUBSCRIBE TO VARIETY TODAY. Up in Best Actor Oscar Race Post A Comment 0 YOU MAY LIKE Promoted Links by Taboola 'Star Wars: The Force 36 Celebs I Loved But Never 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Shatters Ticket Knew They Died Awakens' Full Trailer Debuts Sales Records PressRoomVIP Online VARIETY JOBS Creative Development Coordinator Triptyk Studios, New York, New York Account/Project Coordinator (Ad Agency) Petrol Advertising, Burbank, California These 20 Scenes Caught On 'Star Wars: The Force 35 Of The Most Powerful Google Street View Will Drop Awakens' Trailer Made Daisy Photos Ever Taken. #27 Media Specialist Your Jaw Ridley Cry, John Boyega Brought Tears To My Eyes. Bridgewater Associates, Westport, Connecticut Your Daily Dish Jump for Joy Buzzlamp Executive Director, Aspen Film Company Confidential, Aspen, Colorado Associate Director, YouTuber & Gamer Partnerships Save the Children, Fairfield, Connecticut See More Jobs + Leave a Reply NO COMMENTS Comments are moderated. They may be edited for clarity and reprinting in whole or in part in Variety publications. Enter your comment here... MORE FILM NEWS FROM VARIETY The Power of Content Now With DirecTV, Justin Bieber Drops Sexy FN Crowns Kanye West Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Defending the Great AT&T Has Mixed Q3 But New Single 'Sorry' About 'King Of Shoes' For Supernatural, X-Files, Wall of China with 'Star Raises Earnings… Selena Gomez… Yeezy Boost Empire, Grimm… Wars' stormtroopers Subscribe to Variety Today! ALL THE WAYS TO GET VARIETY OTHER VARIETY PRODUCTS Online Subscription Archives Media: Variety 411 Real Estate Print Subscription Slanguage Dictionary Jobs Research & Data: Variety Insight | Mobile Apps Help Archives | Premium Email Alerts Newsletters News Alerts ACCESS THE BEST ENTERTAINMENT VIEW THE VARIETY ARCHIVES DATING GET NEWS DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX INDUSTRY DATA AVAILABLE BACK TO 1905 Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions About Us Advertise Contact Us Google+ © Copyright 2015 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Powered by WordPress.com VIP Variety411: Your production services resource.