“The Last Thing He Told Me”
Jennifer Garner replaces her colleague Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts (left) hands over her job to Jennifer Garner.
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Julia Roberts leaves the Apple series “The Last Thing He Told Me” due to scheduling conflicts. A worthy replacement has already been found.
Oscar winner Julia Roberts (54, “Pretty Woman”) is withdrawing from the Apple TV + project “The Last Thing He Told Me” because of conflicts in her schedule. This is what the industry portal “Deadline” reports. According to the report, a worthy replacement has already been found: “Alias - The Agent” star Jennifer Garner (49).
According to the report, the limited series “The Last Thing He Told Me” is produced by Reese Witherspoon (45) company Hello Sunshine, which secured the rights to the book adaptation by author Laura Dave (44). Dave and her husband, screenwriter and Oscar winner Josh Singer (49, “Spotlight”) will serve as executive producers along with Witherspoon, colleague Lauren Neustadter and lead actress Garner.
Mother and stepdaughter look for the missing family man
In Laura Dave’s novel, which only appeared in May and made it to the top of the New York Times bestseller list, a woman – now played by Jennifer Garner in the upcoming series – forges an unexpected bond with her stepdaughter. Together with the 16-year-old, she tries to solve the mystery of the mysterious disappearance of her husband.