Chris Evans and Michelle Monaghan are starring in the magical romance, “Playing It Cool.” The film has recently been acquired by Vertical Entertainment and will come to theaters early 2015.

The film, originally called “A Many Splintered Thing,” features a man who willingly falls into the friendzone to keep seeing the woman he loves. Here’s more about the film:

“‘Playing It Cool’ is the story of ME (Chris Evans), a young man disillusioned by love, who meets a breathtaking young woman, HER (Michelle Monaghan), at a charity dinner by pretending to be a philanthropist. Only one problem: she’s engaged. Yet, he engages into a platonic relationship to be able to keep seeing her. Like a young ‘Walter Mitty’ using the power of imagination and wild vignettes, ME will stop at nothing to conquer HER heart.”

“We are looking forward to working with Chris Evans and the rest of the cast for the US release of ‘Playing It Cool’,” Vertical Co-President Mitch Budin said in a statement. “We think audiences will appreciate the unique storytelling and the honest intimacy between Chris Evans and Michelle Monaghan, which will challenge moviegoers to redefine the way they see love and happiness.”

The producer of “Playing It Cool,” Nicolas Chartier, also addressed the relationship with Vertical in a statement. “We’re very excited to partner with Vertical on ‘Playing It Cool,” he said. “We hope it will be the first of many.”

“Playing It Cool” is directed by Justin Reardon and written by Paul Vicknair and Chris Shafer. The film also stars Martin Starr, Aubrey Plaza, Topher Grace, Luke Wilson, Patrick Warburton, Anthony Mackie, Ioan Gruffudd and Philip Baker Hall. The film is executive produced by Evans and produced by Chartier, Craig Flores, Mary Viola and McG.

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By Monique Jones

Monique Jones blogs about race and culture in entertainment, particularly movies and television. You can read her articles at Racialicious, and her new site, COLOR . You can also listen to her new podcast, What would Monique Say.

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