It took more than a decade for producer Matthew Baer to make “Merv,” the new holiday romantic comedy starring Zooey Deschanel, Charlie Cox and Gus, the adorable mutt who plays the titular dog being co-parented by his recently broken-up humans. “Eleven years ago, this was a novelty, but now, the idea of people sharing custody of their dog is somewhat of a societal norm,” Baer tells Variety. “The relevance of the movie is kind of a miracle.”
Once the head of motion pictures at Brillstein/Grey Entertainment, Baer transitioned to independent producing in the 1990s, helming projects like “Jack Frost” and “City by the Sea.” In 2014, Universal Pictures
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