Ticket to Paradise (2022 film)

Ticket to Paradise is a romantic comedy film directed by Ol Parker and written by Parker and Daniel Pipski. It stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts, both of whom also produced the film. The film released by Universal Pictures in Australia on September 15, 2022, in the United Kingdom on September 16, 2022, and in the United States on October 21, 2022.
==Premise==
Two divorced parents travel to Bali after learning their daughter, Lily, is planning to marry a local, Gede, whom she has just met. They decide to work together to sabotage the wedding to prevent Lily from making the same mistake they made twenty-five years ago.
==Cast==
*George Clooney
*Julia Roberts
*Kaitlyn Dever as Lily
*Maxime Bouttier as Gede
*Billie Lourd as Wren Butler
*Lucas Bravo
==Production==
Ticket to Paradise is a co-production between Working Title Films, Smokehouse Pictures, and Red Om Films. Ol Parker and Daniel Pipski wrote the screenplay, and Parker directed. The film was announced by Universal Pictures on February 26, 2021. It reunites actors George Clooney and Julia Roberts after previously working on Ocean's Eleven (2001), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Ocean's Twelve (2004), and Money Monster (2016). Deadline Hollywood noted Universal's reluctance to sell the distributor rights to a streaming service in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and said it was "important to those wondering when film studios are going to stop selling pricey star packages to streamers". Billie Lourd joined the cast in March; Kaitlyn Dever was added to the cast in April; and Lucas Bravo was revealed to star in October. Clooney used a Keto-based regimen to lose weight in preparation for his role.
Principal photography took place in Queensland, Australia, between November 2021 and February 2022. Ole Bratt Birkeland was the cinematographer. The film received a grant of AU$6.4 million (US$4.92 million) from the Australian federal government. Paul Fletcher, the Australian Minister for Communications and the Arts, said the production generated at least 270 jobs and AU$47 million (US$36.2 million) for the local economy. Filming locations included the Whitsunday Islands, the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Tangalooma Island Resort on Moreton Island, and The Palm Bay Resort on Long Island. Production was briefly put in hiatus in January 2022 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases in Queensland.
==Release==
Universal Pictures is set to release the film in theaters in Australia on September 15, 2022, in the United Kingdom on September 16, 2022, and in the United States on October 21, 2022."Ticket to Paradise on Universal Pictures". Filmy Rating. Retrieved September 5, 2022. It was originally set to be released in the US on September 30. The film will stream on Peacock 45 days after its theatrical debut.
==Videos==
Ticket to Paradise - Official Trailer -HD--2
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Category:2022 romantic comedy films
Category:American romantic comedy films
Category:British romantic comedy films
Category:Films directed by Ol Parker
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Category:Films produced by Tim Bevan
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Category:Films set in Bali
Category:Films shot in Brisbane
Category:Films shot in Queensland
Category:Films shot on the Gold Coast, Queensland
Category:Smokehouse Pictures films
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Rated PG-13
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Category:Films starring Julia Roberts
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