Lucy Hill (Renée Zellweger) is an ambitious, up and coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, she loves her cars and she loves climbing the corporate ladder. When she is offered a temporary assignment – in the middle of nowhere – to restructure a manufacturing plant, she jumps at the opportunity, knowing that a big promotion is close at hand. What begins as a straight forward job assignment becomes a life changing experience as Lucy discovers greater meaning in her life and most unexpectedly, the man of her dreams (Harry Connick, Jr.).
Lionsgate and Gold Circle’s New in Town comedy stars Renée Zellweger as Lucy Hill, a head-strong, materialistic career woman who must grapple with sub-zero temperatures, small town values and unexpected feelings for a man she doesn’t even like. Along the way, despite her most ardent intentions, Lucy discovers her better self and is faced with the challenge of making real, positive changes in her life.
“Lucy is a tenacious, determined, confident, accomplished player in corporate America,” explains Zellweger. “She lives in Miami and gets transferred to do a little reconfiguring of a plant that her company owns in Minnesota. She’s a fish out of water and she doesn’t expect to be taken by the charm of the place or to become attached to anyone in the town. She thought she was going to get in and get out with her lack of humanity intact.”
An Oscar-winner (Cold Mountain, Actress in a Supporting Role, 2003) widely regarded as one of the most versatile actresses of her generation, Zellweger was eager to try her hand at a traditional romantic comedy. “I was working on Leatherheads in the Carolinas,” she explains, “and we wrapped early one day, and I went to see Music and Lyrics because I love Hugh Grant. I loved it and it reminded me of the important place romantic comedies have in our pop culture lexicon. They make us laugh and help us escape real life. I read the script for New in Town shortly thereafter, and I was completely taken to another place and thought, `This is it.’”
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New in Town
Starring: Harry Connick Jr., Renée Zellweger, Nathan Fillon, Siobhan Fallon, Tracy McMahon, Kristen Harris, Jimena Hoyos
Directed by: Jonas Elmer
Screenplay by: Ken Rance, C. Jay Cox
Release Date: January 30h, 2009
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language.
Studio: Lionsgate Films
Box Office Totals
Domestic: $16,734,283 (70.3%)
Foreign: $7,063,179 (29.7%)
Total: $23,797,462 (Worldwide)