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Zoey Deutch’s The Threesome Opens in Theaters With the Star Also Serving as Executive Producer

Deutch calls the film a romantic drama, using her producer role to pursue parts she wasn’t being offered.

Overview

  • The Threesome arrives in U.S. theaters Sept. 5, with Deutch leading opposite Jonah Hauer-King and Ruby Cruz.
  • The story follows three friends after a single encounter leaves both women pregnant, framing the film as a rom-dram rather than a conventional rom-com.
  • Deutch says she began producing out of necessity to create opportunities that weren’t coming her way.
  • As an executive producer, she invited Planned Parenthood to consult on the abortion storyline and clinic depiction.
  • Deutch secured the role by reaching out directly to director Chad Hartigan, with the project previously attached to Logan Lerman and Phoebe Dynevor.