{"id":2171798,"date":"2025-11-22T03:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T03:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2171798"},"modified":"2025-11-22T03:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T03:57:12","slug":"gabrielle-union-to-star-in-blame-it-on-rome-for-prime-video-italy-will-play-michele-morrones-love-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/gabrielle-union-to-star-in-blame-it-on-rome-for-prime-video-italy-will-play-michele-morrones-love-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabrielle Union To Star In \u2018Blame It On Rome\u2019 For Prime Video Italy, Will Play Michele Morrone\u2019s Love Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blavity.com\/tags\/gabrielle-union\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gabrielle Union;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Gabrielle Union<\/a> and <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blavity.com\/tags\/another-simple-favor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Another Simple Favor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Another Simple Favor<\/a><\/em> star Michele Morrone are love interests in the upcoming Prime Video Italy rom-com <em>Blame It On Rome.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/11\/michele-morrone-gabrielle-union-amazon-blame-it-on-rome-1236624514\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Deadline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Deadline<\/a> reports that the English-language film is directed by Italian filmmaker Francesco Carrozzini and co-written by <em>Legally Blonde<\/em> writer Kristen \u201cKiwi\u201d Smith and<em> Jane the Virgin<\/em> writer Jessica O\u2019Toole.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The film also sounds like it\u2019ll be lushly made with no expense spared; costume design is by Oscar nominee Massimo Cantini Parrini, production design is led by Nastro \u2018Argento Award for Production Design nominee Giuliano Pannuti and David di Donatello winner Vladan Radovic is behind the cinematography.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The synopsis will also set rom-com lovers at ease because many of the same beats are hit\u2013a New York City working woman, an Italian getaway, and finding yourself while finding the love of your life. But a twist does shake things up\u2013Union\u2019s character discovers she\u2019s pregnant.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">What\u2019s the \u2018Blame it on Rome\u2019 plot?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here\u2019s more about the film from the synopsis, as published by Deadline:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Billie (Gabrielle Union), an ambitious New York art executive, travels to Rome to purchase a valuable painting. When her fianc\u00e9 confesses he\u2019s in love with another woman, a distraught Billie loses control, botches the deal, and ends up losing her job. Instead of returning home, she decides to stay in Rome \u2013 determined, for once, to simply enjoy life. Between aperitivos, reckless adventures, and a string of dates, Billie learns to live in the moment\u2026 until she discovers she\u2019s pregnant. Not knowing who the father is, she hires private investigator Tommaso (Michele Morrone) to help her solve the paternity mystery. As they navigate Rome together, their initial friction gives way to an unexpected attraction which turns into an emotional journey that forces both Billie and Tommaso to face their fears \u2013 and open up to the possibility of new love.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The film is currently in production.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blavity.com\/entertainment\/gabrielle-union-to-star-in-blame-it-on-rome-for-prime-video-italy?utm_source=yahoo_cs&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=content_distribution\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gabrielle Union To Star In \u2018Blame It On Rome\u2019 For Prime Video Italy, Will Play Michele Morrone\u2019s Love Interest;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Gabrielle Union To Star In \u2018Blame It On Rome\u2019 For Prime Video Italy, Will Play Michele Morrone\u2019s Love Interest<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blavity.com?utm_source=yahoo_cs&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=content_distribution\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Blavity;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Blavity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gabrielle Union and Another Simple Favor star Michele Morrone are love interests in the upcoming Prime Video Italy rom-com Blame It On Rome. Deadline reports that the English-language film is directed by Italian filmmaker Francesco Carrozzini and co-written by Legally Blonde writer Kristen \u201cKiwi\u201d Smith and Jane the Virgin writer Jessica O\u2019Toole. 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