Washington, Nov 20 : Actress Jennifer Aniston is set to romance Gerard Butler onscreen– the Hollywood actor she was reportedly dating.

According to reports, the ‘Bruce Almighty’ actress was dating Butler during a break from her romance with John Mayer.

However, it has now been said that the meeting were all in the name of work – as she was simply wining and dining the Scot with a view to persuading him to be in her new film, ‘Goree Girls’ – the movie she’s co-producing.

Life & Style magazine reports that Aniston earmarked Butler as her new onscreen lover after seeing him in romantic movie ‘P. S. I Love You’.

"Gerard’s performance made her laugh and cry,” Contactmusic quoted a source, as saying. (ANI)