Preview by Jon Donnis
A sun-drenched villa, a split-second decision, and one small lie that quickly grows legs. That is the starting point for You, Me & Tuscany, a glossy romantic comedy from producer Will Packer that leans into food, fate, and the kind of chaos that only seems to happen when your life is already wobbling.
Halle Bailey leads the story as Anna, a young woman who once dreamed of becoming a chef but now finds herself drifting, stacking up poor choices and wondering how things slipped off course. When she suddenly loses both her house-sitting job and the place she is staying, everything feels precarious. Then comes Matteo, a charming Italian with an empty villa in Tuscany and the sort of chance meeting that feels too convenient to ignore. Acting on impulse, and despite warnings from her straight-talking best friend Claire, played by Aziza Scott, Anna boards a flight to Italy with a risky plan and not much else.
Sneaking into Matteo's villa for what is meant to be just one night sounds simple enough. It is anything but. Things unravel fast when Matteo's mother, Gabriella, unexpectedly arrives. Isabella Ferrari brings weight and warmth to the role, and in a moment of pure panic Anna lets Gabriella believe she is Matteo's fiancée. A tiny fib, said in haste, suddenly becomes the foundation for everything that follows.
The situation only grows messier when Matteo's cousin Michael enters the picture. Regé-Jean Page plays him with easy charisma, and the spark between him and Anna threatens to upend her already fragile cover story. What begins as a harmless escape starts to feel like something far more complicated, and possibly life-changing.
Around them sits an international supporting cast that adds colour and texture. Lorenzo de Moor appears as Matteo, Marco Calvani plays a friendly taxi driver who forms an unexpected bond with Anna, and Nia Vardalos turns up as Mrs. Dunn, the house-sitting client whose exit sets the whole misadventure in motion.
Behind the camera, director Kat Coiro guides the film from a screenplay by Ryan Engle, based on an original idea by Ryan and Kristin Engle. With Will Packer producing, the tone promises warmth, humour, and a touch of escapism, all wrapped in Italian scenery and kitchen-table romance.
Sometimes the wrong place really is the right one. You, Me & Tuscany invites audiences to find out when it arrives exclusively in cinemas on 10 April 2026.
