Breaking News: Pete Davidson, Ella Purnell to Star in Rom-Com ‘That Time We Met’ From ‘Theater Camp’ Director Nick Lieberman, WME Selling at AFM…see more

Pete Davidson (“Saturday Night Live,” “The Pickup”) and Ella Purnell (“Fallout,” “Yellowjackets”) for the upcoming rom-com “That Time We Met.”

The film marks the sophomore feature from Nick Lieberman, who made a splash with his 2023 mockumentary feature debit “Theater Camp,” which he co-directed with Molly Gordon. Lieberman will directed from a script by Mitchell Winkie, who wrote 2021 rom-com “The Ultimate Playlist of Noise.” “That Time We Met” is set to launch at the AFM with WME Independent handling sales.

Billed as a “cosmic” rom-com, the story follows a new couple that discovers their unborn child is destined to save the future of humanity. As per the synopsis: “The only problem is they’ve just had their first date and now they fucking hate each other.”

Matt Jackson and Joanne Lee of Jackson Pictures (“Molly’s Game,” “Children of Blood and Bone”), Oscar nominee Marc Platt, Adam Siegel and Katie McNicol of Marc Platt Productions (“Wicked: For Good,” “How to Train Your Dragon,” “La La Land”) and Ford Corbett and Nathan Klingher for Gramercy Park Media (“Goodrich,” “The Surfer, “Famous”) will produce. Gramercy’s Joshua Harris and Mark Fasano will be executive producers.