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Universal Unveils One Night Only Trailer, Sets August 7 Theatrical Release

Will Gluck frames the high-concept premise as a character-first romance.

Overview

  • Universal released the first trailer Wednesday and announced an August 7 U.S. theatrical opening.
  • Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner play Allie and Owen, two strangers who collide on the only night each year when unmarried people are allowed to have sex.
  • Set in a slightly fictionalized New York City, the story follows a spark that keeps getting delayed by mishaps as the pair cross the city looking for something real.
  • Gluck directs and co-wrote the film after reworking Travis Braun’s Black List script, which first drew industry attention with its one-night-only hook.
  • The cast features Molly Ringwald, LeVar Burton, Maya Hawke, Julia Fox, Ziwe, King Princess, Este Haim, and Ben Marshall, underscoring Universal’s bid for a crowd-pleasing summer rom-com.