Source:  Variety  Author:  Dave McNary FilmDistrict has moved back its opening of romantic comedy “Playing the Field” from March 9 to Christmas Day. “Playing the Field” would have faced competition on the earlier date from Disney’s “John Carter,” Sony’s “Think Like a Man,” Relativity’s “The Raven” and Open Road’s “Silent House.” Christmas features a pair [...]

In Theaters: December 7, 2012 Genre:Comedy, Drama, Sport Rating: Rated PG-13 Director: Gabriele Muccino Writer: Robbie Fox (screenplay) Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Dennis Quaid star in “Playing For Keeps,” a romantic comedy about a charming, down-on-his luck former soccer star (Butler) who returns home to put his life back together.  [...]

Source:  The Hollywood Reporter Author:  Borys Kit James Tupper, best known for his TV roles in Men in Trees and Grey’s Anatomy, has booked a role in Playing the Field, the Gerard Butler-starring romantic comedy from Millennium. Gabriele Muccino is directing the project, which centers on a former soccer star (Butler) who is forced to [...]

Source: L.A. Times Author:  Steven Zeitchik There hasn’t been a good soccer-based movie in a long time — you have to go back to “Bend It Like Beckham” in 2003, if not before. Gerard Butler will try to change that. The Scottish actor (and Celtic fan) this week began shooting “Playing the Field,” a story [...]

Blackfilm.com has learned that Dennis Quaid has been added to the cast of the romantic comedy ‘Playing the Field,’ joining Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman and newcomer Noah Lomax.

Gabriele Muccino (‘The Pursit of Happyness,’ ‘Seven Pound’) is directing the film from a script by Robbie Fox.

Source:By Jeff Sneider Uma Thurman and Jessica Biel have signed on to join Gerard Butler in Nu Image/Millennium Films’ soccer comedy “Playing the Field.” Gabriele Muccino is directing from a script by Robbie Fox. Butler stars as a former pro soccer player who finds himself dodging romantic advances from soccer moms after he agrees to [...]