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‘The People We Meet on Vacation’: Lucien Laviscount, Jameela Jamil and More Join the Cast

‘The People We Meet on Vacation’: Lucien Laviscount, Jameela Jamil and More Join the Cast

The highly anticipated film adaptation of the bestselling novel “The People We Meet on Holiday” has four new cast members.

On Wednesday, it was announced that “Emily in Paris” star Lucien Laviscount and “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” actress Jameela Jamil would be joining the cast.

PHOTO: Lucien Laviscount attends an event on August 14, 2024 in Los Angeles. | Jameela Jamil attends an event on March 7, 2024 in West Hollywood, California.

Lucien Laviscount attends the premiere of Netflix’s “Emily In Paris” Season 4 Part 1 at Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on August 14, 2024 in Los Angeles. | Jameela Jamil attends The Hollywood Reporter and Tik Tok Oscar Nominees Celebration at Ardor on March 7, 2024 in West Hollywood, California.

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Sarah Catherine Hook and Lukas Gage have also been announced as part of the cast.

Jamil shared his excitement about the project on his Instagram Story, writing, “This is so much fun!!!!!” in the caption above a news headline about the project.

In his Instagram story, Hook wrote: “Bringing back rom-coms one holiday at a time.”

PHOTO: Lukas Gage attends a premiere on March 19, 2024, in New York City. | Sarah Catherine Hook attends a premiere on May 10, 2023, in Los Angeles.

Lukas Gage attends the New York premiere of “Road House” at Jazz at Lincoln Center on March 19, 2024 in New York City. | Sarah Catherine Hook attends the Los Angeles premiere of Apple TV+ original series “Platonic” at Regal LA Live on May 10, 2023 in Los Angeles.

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In August, it was announced that “My Lady Jane” actress Emily Bader and “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds” “& Snakes” actor Tom Blyth will play Poppy and Alex, the two main characters in Emily Henry’s beloved romance novel.

The book follows Poppy and Alex, two best friends who live apart but meet up every summer for a week’s vacation, “until two years ago, when they ruined everything,” the novel’s synopsis reads.

Emily Bader; Tom Blyth

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When Poppy finds herself “stuck in a rut,” she “decides to convince her best friend to take another vacation together – to put it all on the table, to make everything okay,” the synopsis continues.

It has not yet been announced which characters Hook, Gage, Laviscount, and Jamil will play.

Brett Haley is set to direct the upcoming project.

“People We Meet on Vacation” by Emily Henry.

Berkley Books