ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at the new poster for Paper Man, starring Jeff Daniels, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds and Lisa Kudrow. Written and directed by Kieran and Michele Mulroney, the movie opens in theaters on April 23.
Paper Man is an inspirational comedic drama about an unlikely friendship between Richard (Daniels), a failed middle-aged novelist who has never quite grown up and Abby (Stone), a 17-year-old girl whose role in a family tragedy years earlier has stolen away her youth. Both are unsure, both are afraid to take firm steps forward, and both are looking for that special friendthat connectionto help guide them into the future. Since his childhood, Richard has mostly relied on the imaginary one that resides in his heada costumed superhero known as Captain Excellent (Reynolds).
At the urging of his wife Claire (Kudrow), Richard has moved to a Long Island beach community for the winter season in order to overcome his writer’s block. There, Richard meets Abby and hires her as a weekly babysitter, even though he has no children. Their tenuous, new friendship is sparked by Richard’s awe over Abby’s homemade soup and Abby’s enjoyment of Richard’s writing and his attempts at Origami. As the season progresses and the warm, quirky friendship between Richard and Abby grows, the two begin to share with each other their dreams and life hardships. With the coming of spring, Richard and Abby discover there comes a time to let go of the imaginary friends of the past and to embrace the future as a new beginningjust as one would embrace a new and unique friendship.
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