Meg Ryan’s Comeback: The Rom-Com Icon on Acting Again After Eight Years, Nora Ephron and Whether the Genre Pigeonholed Her

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Meg Ryan recently admitted she doesn't believe she is cut out for the spotlight as she mounts her Hollywood comeback. The 61-year-old actress, who is starring alongside David Duchovny in the new romantic comedy "What Happens Later," reflected on her eight-year hiatus from acting in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight. "What Happens Later" marks her first film appearance since her 2015 directorial debut "Ithaca," which also starred her son Jack Quaid.

What Happens Later” — are thrilled she’s back on the big screen, but sleepless on social media due to her seemingly “bad and bizarre” plastic surgery. “Great to see Meg Ryan back with her bread and butter but lord I wish she didn’t mess with her face,” wrote @afiaonfiyah on X.“Rename the film . .

At the end of Meg Ryan‘s beguiling and grown-up new romantic comedy What Happens Later, a simple dedication card shows on screen that says “To Nora.” And for star, director and co-writer Ryan, that says it all. After an eight-year absence from the screen, Ryan has returned, both in front of and behind the camera, to a genre that made her a huge star thanks also in large part to the late great Nora Ephron, whose trio of collaborations with Ryan — When Harry Met Sally (directed by Rob Reiner), Sleepless in Seattle and You’ve Got Mail — truly defined what a joyful experience a romantic comedy could be when in the right hands.

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“It’s Complicated” with Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin or “Something’s Gotta Give” with Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton, both directed by Nancy Meyers. Even the recent “Trouble in Paradise,” with Julia Roberts and George Clooney, has the slightest edge on this one.

Courtney Howard Meg Ryan not only dazzles before the camera in “What Happens Later,” but behind it as well, as director and co-writer. Through the prism of one former couple’s relationship woes, this effervescent, enlightened romantic comedy explores our innate need for reconciliation within ourselves and with each other. It’s a delight to welcome Ryan back to the silver screen after an extended hiatus, and in the genre she helped rejuvenate alongside filmmakers like Rob Reiner and Nora Ephron (to whom this film is touchingly dedicated).

Entertainment Tonight Tuesday.“I just don’t think I’m a good celebrity… I just always felt a little bit like life was over, like, outside this little bubble; outside some sort of membrane. And I remember cars closing — like, expensive cars — and then you don’t hear the outside anymore.”The “What Happens Later” actress said experiencing seclusion can make people feel “roped off,” which could ultimately lead to a “limited life.”“You’re roped off in that part of thing, and I just knew it’s just not good for an artist or a creative person to have limited life, in a way, to draw from,” she notes.To shake things up, Ryan moved out of LA with her family to focus on her personal life.“I have a very charmed life,” she explained.

Meg Ryan and David Duchovny received a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement for their movie What Happens Later, so they were able to attend the red carpet screening!

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What Happens Later, which she also co-wrote and directed. It marks her first film appearance since her 2015 directorial debut, Ithaca.Speaking to People about her absence from Hollywood, Ryan explained that she wanted to dedicate time to other parts of her life outside of work, including being a mother to her two kids, Jack Quaid (The Boys), with her ex-husband Dennis Quaid, and daughter Daisy True, who she adopted in 2006.“I took a giant break because I felt like there’s just so many other parts of my experience as a human being I wanted to develop,” Ryan said.

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People in a new profile.The “When Harry Met Sally” alum added: “It’s nice to think of it as a job and not a lifestyle. And that is a great way of navigating it for me.”Her son, Jack, 31, who she shares with ex-husband Dennis Quaid, and daughter Daisy, 18, whom she adopted in 2006, were also the reason why she wanted to take a break.“What Happens Later” is Ryan’s newest romantic comedy to add to her resumé, and also stars David Duchovny.

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