{"id":134183,"date":"2025-11-11T15:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T15:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/134183\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T15:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T15:24:08","slug":"zooey-deschanel-charlie-cox-reconnect-over-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/134183\/","title":{"rendered":"Zooey Deschanel &#038; Charlie Cox Reconnect Over Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tFirst there was Marley, and now there\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/merv\/\" id=\"auto-tag_merv\" data-tag=\"merv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Merv<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe trailer for <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/prime-video\/\" id=\"auto-tag_prime-video\" data-tag=\"prime-video\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prime Video<\/a>\u2019s Christmas movie Merv starring <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/zooey-deschanel\/\" id=\"auto-tag_zooey-deschanel\" data-tag=\"zooey-deschanel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zooey Deschanel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/charlie-cox\/\" id=\"auto-tag_charlie-cox\" data-tag=\"charlie-cox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charlie Cox<\/a> has arrived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn it, Deschanel\u2019s Anna tells her dog Merv, whom she still shares with now ex-boyfriend Russ (Cox), that the couple broke up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cYou\u2019re gonna be okay,\u201d she tells the titular canine, played by Gus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tRuss, who is observed at work as \u201ca miserable drip lately,\u201d realizes that Merv isn\u2019t his usual self as the dog\u2019s owners now split custody of him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cDon\u2019t want to play fetch, don\u2019t want cuddles,\u201d Cox\u2019s Russ says. \u201cHe needs to find his lust for life again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEven the vet tells the former couple that the breakup could be affecting Merv\u2019s routine and causing his depression. Russ has the idea to take Merv on a boys\u2019 trip to the beach in Florida.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cHe hates beaches,\u201d Anna says. \u201cNo, you hate beaches,\u201d Russ answers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBut Anna shows up to the vacation anyway, dressed like \u201ca weird lady spy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cWe both know he\u2019s happiest when we\u2019re all hanging out together,\u201d Anna reasons. \u201cIt\u2019s just a week. How hard can it be?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe pair still put themselves out there with different people, who sense red flags in that they are on vacation together and that they share a dog.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAt the end of the clip, Anna tells a friend that she thinks she still has feelings for Russ. They even take their pooch to a medium to see if they can communicate with him about his sadness. There is also a promising Dirty Dancing leap that ends with Anna in a pool.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCheck it out above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMerv arrives on Prime Video pm December 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"First there was Marley, and now there\u2019s Merv. 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