MANILA, Philippines - Academy Award-winner Diane Keaton (photo) plays a beautiful singer who changes the life of her obnoxious next-door- neighbor (Michael Douglas), in Castle Rock Entertainment’s new romantic comedy, And So It Goes, now showing exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas.
In the film, there are a million reasons not to like realtor Oren Little (Douglas), and that’s just the way he likes it. Willfully obnoxious to anyone who might cross his path, he wants nothing more than to sell one last house and retire in peace and quiet — until his estranged son suddenly drops off a granddaughter he never knew existed and turns his life upside-down.
Clueless about how to care for a sweet, abandoned nine-year-old, he pawns her off on his determined and lovable neighbor Leah (Keaton) and tries to resume his life uninterrupted. But little by little, Oren stubbornly learns to open his heart — to his family, to Leah, and to life itself.
“I’ve known Diane over the years and have always been a huge fan, but I’d never worked with her,” director Rob Reiner says. In the film, Leah is a singer, so though various names had been tossed around to play the character, Keaton’s beautiful singing voice made her the perfect choice for the part.
Keaton was drawn to the project from the beginning. “Everything was appealing to me with this project. I got to play opposite Michael Douglas, the script, the chance to sing. When I was young, I had a fantasy that I wanted to be singer, and I thought that I was going to try to be in musical comedies, but to have this given to me — the opportunity to sing four songs in the movie — is just a dream come true. But to be 68 years old and to be in a romantic comedy where I get to kiss the guy? To me, that’s beautiful. And the subject matter: Love, life, second chances, opening up, letting go, discovering something you never expected.”