The Back Up Plan
Zoe has a very full life - great friends, a good job, and a fantastic relationship with the grandmother who raised her.
But while staring down her late 30s, she comes to the realization that the one thing that has evaded her, Mr. Right, may never come along.
She decides to fulfill her dream to have a family on her own and makes an appointment with a fertility doctor. As luck would have it, mere moments after the procedure she meets Mr. Right.
The arrival of Stan, aka Mr. Right, in Zoe’s life begins her romantic journey in love, in life, and in labor.
He throws her plan off course in a way that has wildly comedic repercussions both due to circumstance as well as their contrasting personalities.
"Zoe is a planner," explains Jennifer Lopez who stars as Zoe. "She decides it’s time to have a baby and she sets out to make that happen.
"Stan, on the other hand, is much more of a free spirit. He’s not living out his dreams (he owns a cheese stand at a NY farmer’s market) but he’s relaxed into his situation. He’s not really thinking about the future, and certainly not looking to be tied down."
Writer Kate Angelo derived the idea for her first feature from witnessing her close friends dealing with thirtysomething female issues.
"There is an undeniable biological ticking clock. And, at some point, if you haven’t met that right guy by a certain age, you have to consider other options in order to have a family."
Producer Todd Black (who produces alongside his Escape Artists partners Steve Tisch and Jason Blumenthal) brought the script to Amy Baer, President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Films.
He credits the material’s strength on Angelo’s ability to understand where the joke is in a scene but also on her insistence that the script be about something. "
"It’s 2010 and the way a person’s life unfolds has no rules you don’t have to get married and then have children," notes Black. "This project sends that message in a funny and beautiful way."
The Back Up Plan is released 7th May.
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