Emily Henry's Beach Read is going to the cinema, and it has a date: May 7, 2027. Phoebe Dynevor plays romance novelist January Andrews, Patrick Schwarzenegger plays literary novelist Gus Everett, and Yulin Kuang both wrote and directed the 20th Century Studios adaptation. Clear the weekend now, because you know perfectly well you will want opening night.

When does the Beach Read film come out?

The Beach Read film adaptation arrives in theatres on May 7, 2027. A May date for a book called Beach Read is its own small joke, and an extremely well-timed one.

Beach Read is produced by 20th Century Studios and Original Film, with Neal H. Moritz and Karina Rahardja producing and Steve Yedlin as cinematographer.

Who is playing January Andrews and Gus Everett?

Phoebe Dynevor plays January Andrews and Patrick Schwarzenegger plays Gus Everett in the Beach Read film. Two writers, one lake, a great deal of pointed silence across adjoining porches — the casting is the part everyone will argue about, and the arguing has already begun.

The wider Beach Read cast includes Kevin Bacon, Andie MacDowell, Tig Notaro, Kristin Davis, Inanna Sarkis and Ella Balinska. That is a deep bench for a two-hander about writer's block.

Who wrote and directed the adaptation?

Yulin Kuang wrote and directed the Beach Read film, adapting Emily Henry's novel for the screen herself. One person holding both the script and the camera tends to mean a single, consistent reading of a book — which matters enormously when the source is a romance built on banter and timing.

Steve Yedlin shot the film, and Neal H. Moritz and Karina Rahardja produced it for 20th Century Studios and Original Film.

What is Beach Read about?

Beach Read follows January Andrews, a romance novelist, and Gus Everett, a literary writer, who were rivals in college and end up spending a summer as next-door neighbours. Both are blocked. Both are stubborn.

So they make a bargain and swap genres: she attempts the serious novel, he attempts the happy ending. If you have been meaning to read Emily Henry's Beach Read before the film, consider this your eighteen months' notice — and if you want a copy, The Bookclub Boutique is a good place to start a summer habit early.

Beach Read: the details

Title	Beach Read
Author	Emily Henry

Beach Read: cast and crew announced