Brett Goldstein starring in a rom-com called Office Romance with Jennifer Lopez is a very big deal. That’s, in part, because it will be so fun to see the Roy Kent actor as a romantic lead. And it’s also thrilling because he’s starring opposite rom-com royalty. Now, the Emmy winner has opened up about working with JLo and revealed why they wrote this role for her in a very Roy Kent-coded way.
When I say Roy Kent-coded , I should also note that this is on-brand for Brett Goldstein in general. And I say that because his explanation about writing Office Romance for JLo featured a couple of well-placed curse words. Here’s what he told E News :
She's fucking brilliant. Me and Joe Kelly, who wrote that film, we wanted to make a real old-school rom-com movie. We were like, 'Who