“The Roses” Director Jay Roach & Writer Tony McNamara On Benedict Cumberbatch & Olivia Colman’s Comedic Chemistry

Director and producer Jay Roach, known for making some of the most iconic comedies of the last 25 years, is now helming a reimaging of another classic with The Roses. Written by two-time Oscar-nominee Tony McNamara, The Roses is a fresh take on Danny DeVito’s classic 1989 movie The War of the Roses.

While the original boasted the iconic pairing of Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner,