--- title: 'How to Be Single' Cast Taking Shape description: New Line Cinema is negotiating with Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann, Dakota Johnson, and Dan Stevens for the romantic comedy 'How to Be Single.' canonical: https://time.com/3688953/how-to-be-single-cast-dakota-johnson-leslie-mann-dan-stevens-rebel-wilson/ author: Kevin McSpadden article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-30T05:42:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T04:00:30.687Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: How to Be Single Cast Taking Shape og:description: Romcom will star Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann and Dan Stevens og:url: https://time.com/3688953/how-to-be-single-cast-dakota-johnson-leslie-mann-dan-stevens-rebel-wilson/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt27ac627e0bae3cdd/69877cbbf887dcfcf1e89d5f/ap449224590170.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Dakota Johnson og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How to Be Single Cast Taking Shape twitter:description: Romcom will star Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann and Dan Stevens twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt27ac627e0bae3cdd/69877cbbf887dcfcf1e89d5f/ap449224590170.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _How to Be Single_ Casts Dakota Johnson, Leslie Mann, Dan Stevens, Rebel Wilson > Sponsored content. 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The movie will reportedly explore topics like blind dating and casual sex to suggest that our lives are not defined by our relationships, but rather the single times in between, according to _The_ _Hollywood Reporter_. The 25-year-old Johnson is a rising star and the lead actress for the highly anticipated _50 Shades of Grey_ movie adaptation scheduled for release next month. Wilson, 28, has starred in a number of comedy roles, most notably as Fat Amy in the _Pitch Perfect_ movies and roommate Becky in the 2011 hit comedy _Bridesmaids._ Comedic veteran Mann, 42, was last seen in the 2014 flick _The Other Woman._ Fans of _Downton Abbey_ will certainly recognized Stevens — the 32-year-old Englishman played the part of lawyer Matthew Crawley on the hit television drama. _How to Be Single,_ based off the novel written by Liz Tucillo_,_ is slated to be released around Valentine’s Day 2016. \[[_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dakota-johnson-rebel-wilson-dan-768417)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3688953/how-to-be-single-cast-dakota-johnson-leslie-mann-dan-stevens-rebel-wilson/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3688953/how-to-be-single-cast-dakota-johnson-leslie-mann-dan-stevens-rebel-wilson/"},"headline":"How to Be Single Casts Dakota Johnson, Leslie Mann, Dan Stevens, Rebel Wilson","datePublished":"2015-01-30T05:42:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:00:30.687Z","description":"Much-anticipated romantic comedy slated for Valentine's Day release next year","url":"https://time.com/3688953/how-to-be-single-cast-dakota-johnson-leslie-mann-dan-stevens-rebel-wilson/","keywords":["movies","entertainment","dakota johnson"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt27ac627e0bae3cdd/69877cbbf887dcfcf1e89d5f/ap449224590170.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kevin McSpadden","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt27ac627e0bae3cdd/69877cbbf887dcfcf1e89d5f/ap449224590170.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Dakota Johnson","caption":"Dakota Johnson","creditText":"John Shearer—John Shearer/Invision/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3688953/how-to-be-single-cast-dakota-johnson-leslie-mann-dan-stevens-rebel-wilson/","name":"How to Be Single Casts Dakota Johnson, Leslie Mann, Dan Stevens, Rebel Wilson"}}]}] ```