Annette Bening is landed a role in an upcoming sci-fi rom-com.

On Monday (March 30), it was announced that the 67-year-old Oscar-nominated actor has joined the cast of the new movie 42.6 Years and will be starring opposite Andy Samberg, according to Deadline.

Also new to the project is filmmaker Michael Schwartz, who is taking over the directing reins from Craig Gillespie.

Keep reading to find out more…When 42.6 Years was first announced in 2023, Jean Smart was expected to star alongside Andy, 47, but she has since dropped out of the project and Annette has replaced her.

The movie follows Ben (Samberg), “who after an experimental procedure leaves him cryogenically frozen for 42.6 years, sets out to re-connect with his ex-girlfriend Ruthie (Bening) and while he hasn’t aged a day, she’s lived an entire lifetime without him.”

Andy came up with the idea for 42.6 Years and co-wrote the script with Seth Reiss, who wrote the script for 2022′s The Menu.

Last year, it was announced that Annette will be starring alongside George Clooney in the new movie In Love, based on the best-selling memoir of the same name by Amy Bloom. Find out more here!