''The Perfect Find'' is an upcoming American

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film based on the book of the same name by Tia Williams. The film adaptation was written by Leigh Davenport and directed by

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. It stars

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, and

Gabrielle Union Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade ( Union; born October 29, 1972) is an American actress. Her career began in the 1990s, when she made dozens of appearances on television sitcoms, prior to landing supporting roles in 1999 teen films ''She's All That' ...

, who is also a co-producer. ''The Perfect Find'' is filming as of June 2021 and will debut on

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though a release date has not been announced.

Plot

Forty-year-old Jenna Jones makes a career change into the world of beauty journalism. She runs into problems when she realizes that her

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Darcy is her boss, and she soon starts a relationship with Darcy's son, Eric, the company's videographer.

Cast

Per ''

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'': *

as Jenna Jones *

as Darcy Vale *

as Eric *

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as Elodie *

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as Billie *

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as Monica *Latoia Fitzgerald *

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*Diana Noris as Helena *Phoenix Noelle *

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as Pearl Bailey

Production

Development

On November 6, 2018, it was announced that

would produce and star in ''The Perfect Find'', a film adaptation of the 2016 novel by Tia Williams. Union is producing the film through her company I’ll Have Another along with Confluential Film's Jeff Morrone, Tommy Oliver and Codie Elaine Oliver. Stuart Ford's

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also produced with Ford, Greg Shapiro, Glendon Palmer, and Holly Shakoor Fleischer as executive producers. The screenplay was written by Leigh Davenport, creator of '' Run the World''.

was named the director on June 12, 2020 at the same time it was announced that

picked up the film.

Casting

On December 16, 2020 the casting of

as Union's co-lead was announced. On March 2, 2021,

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was announced as a co-star, but on June 18, 2021, it was announced that

had replaced Nash due to scheduling conflicts.

, and

were announced on June 23, 2021.

Filming

Filming was scheduled to begin in 2019. However, plans to film were changed to begin in June 2021 in

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, New Jersey and is scheduled to end in August. Filming began the week of July 19, 2021 in New York, in the boroughs of

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and

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. Additional filming locations included

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and

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