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Emma Stone Plays “The Most Hated Woman In Baseball” in the Catch, a Rom-Com Her Husband Is Directing for a May 2027 Release

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The Catch is a baseball rom-com pitched as Bull Durham meets Notting Hill, with Stone as a fan whose interference at the wall costs her team a key game and turns her into a target.

Chris Pine plays the ballplayer she falls for. Tim Robbins plays her father, Sissy Spacek her aunt, Ashley Padilla her sister, and Druski her bodyguard. Irina Shayk and Chris Fleming round out the cast.

Emma Stone and Tim Robbins on the film set of "The Catch"
Emma Stone and Tim Robbins spotted on the August 2026 set of “The Catch,” the upcoming baseball rom-com. Photo by Backgrid.

Filming started in July around New York, and the production shot at Citi Field during a Mets-Dodgers series, where Mets star Juan Soto filmed a cameo that included a hug with Stone in the dugout. Universal has the movie set for May 21, 2027.

Emma Stone and Tim Robbins on the film set of "The Catch"
Emma Stone and Tim Robbins spotted on the August 2026 set of “The Catch,” the upcoming baseball rom-com. Photo by BACKGRID.

The script started as a spec by Patrick Kang and Michael Levin, with a later draft from Hacks writer Jen Statsky and Travis Helwig. Stone and McCary produce through their Fruit Tree banner alongside Shawn Levy and Dan Levine.

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