Ryan 's first film release of 2008 was '' The Deal '' , a satirical comedy film based on Peter Lefcourt 's 1991 novel of the same title about Hollywood . Directed by Steven Schachter and co-starring William H. Macy , the film was shot in Cape Town and other South African locations and celebrated its world premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival . Garnering generally mixed to negative reviews , it failed to draw interest among film studios , resulting in a straight-to-DVD release in January 2009 . In his review for '' Variety '' , Peter Debruge said , " The characters seem to be doing all the laughing , while the general public has nothing to cling to but the horndog flirtation between mismatched leads William H. Macy and Meg Ryan — hardly ideal ingredients for mainstream success . " Ryan also starred in George Gallo 's '' My Mom 's New Boyfriend '' , shot in 2006 but released direct-to-DVD in 2008 . Co-starring Colin Hanks , Selma Blair and Antonio Banderas , the action comedy received overwhelmingly negative reviews , with David Nusair of '' Reel Film '' noting it " an unmitigated disaster virtually from its opening frames "
2008 Sundance Film Festival
2008 Sundance Film Festival
Meg Ryan