Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis play father and daughter in new Christmas movie Goodrich
Mila Kunis and Michael Keaton will play a father and daughter in new Christmas movie Goodrich, Deadline reports.
Michael, 71, who will reprise his role as Batman in upcoming The Flash, will join forces with the 39-year-old Luckiest Girl Alive star to play married art dealer Andy Goodrich and daughter from his first marriage, Grace .
The film sees Goodrich in a bit of a crisis when his much younger wife leaves for a 90-day rehab stint, leaving him with their nine-year-old twins.
Grace is pregnant and Andy begins to lean on her for help learning the ins and outs of modern fatherhood.
As a result, he becomes the father that Grace always wanted.
Father-daughter duo: Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis team up for Christmas comedy Goodrich. Michael, 71, will appear as an art dealer who will have to care for his young children after his wife goes into rehab
Michael starred in the 1981 comedy Mr. Mom” a fish out of the water.
He starred as an unemployed father who stays at home to look after the children when his wife goes back to work to support the family.
Filming begins next month in Los Angeles, so the cast and crew won’t have to travel to a snowy location for the vacation-themed filming.
Michael is serving as executive producer on the project. More heavy casting is reportedly in the works.
Mila has two children together, daughter Wyatt, eight, and son Dimitri, six, with husband Ashton Kutcher, 45.
The couple first met on their TV show That 70’s Show and worked together as Michael Kelso and Jackie Burkhart from 1998 to 2006.
After going their separate ways after the show ended, they renewed their friendship and began dating in April 2012, tying the knot three years later.
Michael is the father of Grammy-winning songwriter Sean Douglas, 39, from his marriage to actress Caroline McWilliams.
Related: Michael played a fish out of water in the 1981 comedy Mr. Mom as the father, a laid-off worker who stays at home with the kids while his wife goes back to work
Batman: The Golden Globe winner will reprise his role as Batman in the upcoming The Flash, out June 16th