Actors Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike are set to join hands for the upcoming Netflix romantic comedy Ladies First. Directed by Thea Sharrock, the film is an English adaptation of director Eleonore Pourriat’s French-language movie Je Ne Suis Pas Un Homme Facile.
Scripted by Katie Silberman (Booksmart), Natalie Krinsky (The Broken Hearts Gallery), and Cinco Paul (Schmigadoon!), Ladies First follows Baron Cohen who plays a womaniser who gets a shock when he is suddenly living in a world dominated by women, with an opinionated female counterpart (Rosamund Pike) adding to the complications.
The film is being produced by Liza Chasin of 3dot Productions under her creative partnership with Netflix, along with Eleonore Dailly, Edouard de Lachomette, and Four By Two Films. A release date is yet to be announced by the makers.
The original film is translated as I am Not an Easy Man in English and stars Vincent Elbaz and Marie-Sophie Ferdane in lead roles. It was released on Netflix in 2018.
Sharrock has previously made films like Me Before You, The One and Only Ivan, Wicked Little Letters, and The Beautiful Game.
Known for his works in the Borat films and The Trial of the Chicago 7 for which he earned Oscar nominations, Cohen has also voiced a role in the animated film Luca. He will next be starring with Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline in the Apple TV+ series Disclaimer, directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
Pike, known for her roles in Gone Girl and Pride and Prejudice, was recently seen in Saltburn and I Care a Lot. She has also worked on The Wheel of Time and is set to play a lead role in Now You See Me 3.