Brie Larson, Jack Quaid, and two major stars join Amazon’s new comedy,Close Personal Friends. The actress burst onto the scene in2015 withRoom, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, though she is best known for playing Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, debuting inCaptain Marveland reprising the role forAvengers: EndgameandThe Marvels.
On the other hand,Quaid is best knownas Hughie Campbell in Amazon Prime’s satirical superhero seriesThe Boys. He has also made the jump to movies, playing roles inScream(2022) and Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimer, and has since taken on starring roles in the sci-fi thrillerCompanionand action comedyNovocaine(both 2025). Now, the two stars are teaming up for a new comedy.
Amazon MGM Studios has announced thatBrie Larson, Jack Quaid, Lily Collins, and Henry Golding will starin their new comedy,Close Personal Friends. It will be directed by Jason Orley and written by Isaac Aptaker, who previously collaborated with Amazon on the 2022 romantic comedyI Want You Back.
Though plot details are being kept under wraps,Close Personal Friendsreportedly revolves arounda couple who meet and befriend a celebrity coupleduring a trip to Santa Barbara, and boundaries are crossed, tensions rise, and plenty of awkward comedy ensues. Shooting is set to start in London this September.
What This Means For Close Personal Friends
Other than Brie Larson and Jack Quaid,Close Personal Friendswill alsofeature Lily Collinsand Henry Golding, the former best known for starring in Netflix’s romantic comedy seriesEmily in Paris. Collins has plenty of experience in comedy, having appeared in the BBC sitcomGrowing Painsand garnering critical acclaim for her performance in the romantic comedyRules Don’t Apply.
On the other hand,Henry Golding has starredin the popular romantic comediesCrazy Rich AsiansandLast Christmas. He’s also showcased some of his comedic chops inA Simple Favor, and Guy Ritchie’s action-comediesThe GentlemenandThe Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Collins and Golding, paired with Larson and Quaid, should make for a strong cast inClose Personal Friends.
Our Take On Close Personal Friends
Though Larson is best known for her dramatic performances, she also has plenty of experience in comedy. She appeared in the sitcomRaising Dadbefore playing supporting roles in the comediesHoot,Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and21 Jump Street. Even after her breakthrough in the indie dramaShort Term 12, she took on a supporting role in the comedyTrainwreck.
Quaid is quickly developing his comedic chops, having had a supporting role in Steven Soderbergh’s heist comedyLogan Luckyand recently leading the action comedyNovocaine. Overall,Close Personal Friendsfeatures four stars who are poised to deliver some strong comedic performances.
