Lena Dunham’s Natalie Portman rom-com ‘Good Sex,’ filming in N.J., adds all-star cast

“Good Sex,” the upcoming rom-com starring Oscar winner Natalie Portman, has added even more A-listers to its cast.

Eight-time Emmy nominee Lena Dunham is the writer and director of the Netflix movie, which is filming in New Jersey.

Bonafide rom-com legend Meg Ryan (“When Harry Met Sally,” “Sleepless in Seattle,” “You’ve Got Mail”) has joined the production, which is listed as being based in Jersey City.

So has Rashida Jones and Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo.

Tucker Pillsbury, aka the singer Role Model, will make his screen debut in the film. The casting news arrives via reports from Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter.

Portman, 43, plays Ally, 40, a New York couples therapist who has been stuck in a relationship for years when she decides to start dating again.

She meets an older man, played by Ruffalo, 57, as well as a 20-something played by Pillsbury, 28. Ryan plays Ally’s therapist in the film.

Both Portman and Dunham are producers of the movie.

Portman, an Academy Award winner for “Black Swan,” is currently starring in the Apple TV+ series “Fountain of Youth” with John Krasinski.

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She also starred in Netflix’s Todd Haynes film “May December“ (2023) with Julianne Moore and Charles Melton.

Dunham, 39, the creator and star of HBO’s “Girls,” has a Netflix rom-com series, ”Too Much," starring Meg Stalter and Will Sharpe, premiering July 10.

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