The idea of a romantic comedy with Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. sounds pretty nauseating. Not that I don’t like either actor, but Connick has always been more enjoyable in creepy or slick roles to me. Zellweger… well, she’s hit or miss. Regardless, the two have a picture currently filming in Canada titled Chilled in Miami.

Thankfully, there seems to be some salvation for the picture, in the form of Captain Mal Reynolds – Nathan Fillion. Fillion has been doing more mainstream projects lately (like Desperate Housewives), which seem to be paying off for the actor more than his unfortunate genre stints (Firefly, Drive, etc). Now he’s joined the romantic comedy, according to Moviehole.

There’s no word on what role Fillion is playing, but here’s hoping it’s a major part. I’d much rather see Zellweger paired up with Fillion than Connick Jr.