Meg Ryan Is ‘Looking for an Amazing' Dating ‘Experience' as Lena Dunham Plays Cupid: Source
'Meg isn't just linking up with Lena and her new movie to pad out her filmography – there's something a little deeper at work,' a source exclusively tells Examiner of the rom-com queen. 'It really comes down to Meg expanding her horizons and her social circle.'
Dunham, 39, and her family 'run in a very interesting art-first circle that is incredibly intriguing' to Ryan, 63, the source says, noting it's allowing the Sleepless in Seattle actress to be exposed to 'new, interesting people.'
As far as what Ryan is looking for in a potential partner, she has an 'incredibly open-minded approach to dating and hook-ups' and being an A-lister is 'not a requirement for her,' despite her past romantic connection to big names such as Dennis Quaid and John Mellencamp.
The Top Gun actress was married to Quaid, 71, from 1991 to 2001, and they share son Jack Quaid together. Ryan and Mellencamp dated on and off for around eight years, between 2011 and 2019.
'Being an interesting person definitely is [a requirement],' adds the source. 'In that sense, even in late middle age, she has become a supreme master of no-strings-attached dating and never goes into these situations hell-bent on finding a partner for life.'
Much like some of her famed rom-com characters, the source explains that Ryan is 'just looking for an amazing experience' and her colleagues may be the keys to opening up 'new romantic avenues for her.'
'It simply wouldn't be worth her time or energy if it didn't!' the source adds.
It was confirmed in May that Ryan would make her grand return to the romantic comedy genre in Good Sex, alongside costars Natalie Portman, Rashida Jones, Tucker Pillsbury and Mark Ruffalo.
The upcoming film follows a therapist named Ally (Portman) who is experimenting with dating again after the end of a serious, long-term relationship, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
'Ally gets more than she bargained for when she meets two men, one in his twenties (Pillsbury) and one in his fifties (Ruffalo), who show her there is no set formula for good sex,' the Netflix logline reads.
Ryan is set to play the role of Ally's therapist.
Dunham previously dished on the film, telling Variety: 'I know that there's an audience for it because I am the audience for it.'
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