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Meg Ryan returns to the big screen with David Duchovny in 'What Happens Later' after a long hiatus
, the feel-good movie follows ex-lovers Bill and Willa as they unexpectedly reconnect while stranded in an airport. “I’m looking for my connection,” Ryan’s character says in the first clip released Wednesday, August 30.
“We were rerouted through … wherever it is we are.” When she locks eyes with her former flame, the two share an awkward wave. Bill asks Willa how she’s been, and she quips, “Oh, for the last 20 years?”Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp realized that love doesn’t always feel like it should during their tumultuous — and nearly decade-long — relationship. Three years after they were first spotted together in 2011, the pair briefly split in 2014 before rekindling their romance two years later. They announced their engagement in 2018. “I’m engaged at […] The pair wander around the airport together, killing time as they wait for updates on their respective flights. “I’ve been 49 forever and ever and ever,” Willa says, to which Bill responds, “Wow, lucky you. I feel like I’ve been in my 50s since my 20s.”A screen flashes the message, “Everything is delayed,” but it’s not an average storm holding up the duo’s travel plans. The airport appears to have magical capabilities — and an all-knowing announcer that helps guide the couple’s reconciliation. “Relax, you’re already living out your worst case scenario,” Willa teases her anxious ex. “What, being stuck here with you?” Bill playfully retorts.
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