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Jason Bateman & Tina Fey Have A Lot Of Family In A This I Where I Leave You Poster

July 11, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

this-is-where-i-leave-you-poster A few weeks ago we got a trailer for Shawn Levy’s dark comedy This Is Where I Leave You, and now it’s been followed up by a poster showing off the film’s large cast, which includes Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Timothy Olyphant, Dax Shepard and Jane Fonda.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘When their father passes away, four grown siblings, bruised and banged up by their respective adult lives, are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. Confronting their history and the frayed states of their relationships among the people who know and love them best, they ultimately reconnect in hysterical and emotionally affecting ways amid the chaos, humor, heartache and redemption that only families can provide— driving us insane even as they remind us of our truest, and often best, selves.

The film will hit cinemas this September.

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ACTORS: Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Timothy Olyphant, Dax Shepard, Jane Fonda FILMS: This Is Where I Leave You

This Is Where I Leave You Trailer – Shawn Levy does something different with Tina Fey & Jason Bateman

May 28, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Shawn Levy is best known for helming comedies and big family-friendly films such as Night At The Museum, The Internship and Real Steel. However he’s going more towards dramatic dark comedy with This Is Where I Leave You.

He’s certainly teamed up with a great cast to do it, including Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Timothy Olyphant, Dax Shepard and Jane Fonda.

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Abigail Spencer & Timothy Olyphant Join This Is Where I Leave You

April 4, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

abigail-spencer Abigail Spencer has had a great success recently, although you’d be forgiven for not realising. However she played May in Oz The Great And Powerful. Now she’s got a new role, as Deadline reports that Timothy Olyphant, Ben Schwartz and Spencer have joined the cast of This Is Where I Leave You.

They’ll star alongside the previously cast Jason Bateman, Rose Byrne, Tina Fey, Kathryn Hahn, Jane Fonda, and Corey Stoll in the movie, which is based on Jonathan Tropper’s book of the same name. It follows four adult siblings who reunite for their father’s funeral. Their trip home turns out to be longer than expected, when they find out their dad’s dying wish is for all four of them to spend a week in the house they grew up in. Inevitably this causes long simmer tensions to emerge.

Olyphant is set to play Horry, a former flame of Fey’s Wendy, Schwartz is the rabbi who wants everyone to think he’s cool, while Spender is Bateman’s wife, who is cheating on him with his boss.

Shawn Levy will direct from a screenplay by Jonathan Tropper. Production is scheduled to begin this June in New York.

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ACTORS: Abigail Spencer, Timothy Olyphant DIRECTORS: Shawn Levy FILMS: This Is Where I Leave You

Rose Byrne Up For This Is Where I Leave You & Townies

March 15, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Rose-Byrne Rose Byrne is one of those actresses who always pops up in things – Insidious, X-Men: First Class, Bridesmaids – without ever really hitting the big time. Now she’s got a couple more role she’ll hope will push her towards the a-list, with Townies and This Is Where I Leave You.

Universal’s Townies already has Seth Rogen and Zac Efron attached to star. Rogen will play a man who lives close to a fraternity house, which is led by the raucous Efron, and reaches a breaking point with their wild antics. Byrne is set to play the man’s wife, who’s the sensible adult in the relationship. The film will reunite Byrne with her Get Him To The Greek director Nick Stoller. Shooting is scheduled to begin sometime this spring.

This Is Where I Leave You is based on the novel by Jonathan Tropper, who also wrote the screenplay. Jason Bateman stars as one of four siblings who reunite when their father passes away. They learn that dad had one final wish, for the four of them to spend one whole week in their childhood home together, which they haven’t done in 10 years. Rose Byrne will play an old crush of Jason Bateman’s character. Tina Fey, Kathryn Hahn, Jane Fonda, and Corey Stoll also star. Shawn Levy directs with shooting due to start this June.

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ACTORS: Rose Byrne DIRECTORS: Shawn Levy FILMS: This Is Where I Leave You, Neighbors

Jane Fonda In Talks For This Is Where I Leave You

March 8, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

jane-fonda Since the late 80s, Jane Fonda has only made sporadic on-screen appearances, but she’s now planing a relatively rare movie appearance, as Deadline reports that she’s in talks to join Jason Bateman,Tina Fey and Corey Stoll in This Is Where I Leave You.

Shawn Levy – who directed Fey in Date Night – is set to direct the movie, based on Tropper’s own screenplay adaptation of his book.

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ACTORS: Jane Fonda, Tina Fey, Jason Bateman DIRECTORS: Shawn Levy FILMS: This Is Where I Leave You

Tina Fey Says This Is Where I Leave You Opposite Jason Bateman

March 1, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

With 30 Rock coming to an end, Tina Fey has a lot more time on her hands, and so she’s been busy working her way through scripts to find the ones she wants to make. She’s currently shooting The Muppets… Again, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t also looking to the future, as THR reports that she’s now in talks to join Jason Bateman in This Is Where I Leave You.

The film is an adaptation of the Jonathan Tropper comic novel about four siblings who come home to sit ‘shiva’ for their deceased father. They are trapped in the house for seven days, and all their skeletons are laid bare. While Zac Efron, Goldie Hawn and Leslie Mann were previously attached, it doesn’t seem they’re involved anymore, with Kathryn Hahn likely to be Bateman’s sister-in-law, while Ari Graynor, Isla Fisher, Zoe Saldana and Mary Elizabeth Winstead have all read for roles.

Shawn Levy – who directed Fey in Date Night – recently signed up to direct the movie, although it’s not 100% clear when it might shoot.

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ACTORS: Tina Fey, Jason Bateman DIRECTORS: Shawn Levy FILMS: This Is Where I Leave You

Adam Shankman Helming This Is Where I Leave You Adaptation

February 20, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

News of an adaptation of Jonathan Tropper’s funny novel, This Is Where I Leave You, first emerged in 2009, when Life As We Know It helmer Greg Berlanti signed up to write and direct. He’s since moved on, but Variety reports Hairspray and Rock of Ages director Adam Shankman is now in talks to to take on Tropper’s book.

Tropper’s darkly comic book is about a father who dies and requests that his dysfunctional family sits Shivah for him for seven days. Judd Foxman is thrown into a downward spiral when he gets word of his father’s death, hot on the heels of the revelation that his wife is cheating on him. Forced to return to his hometown and face his family, Judd must confront who he’s become and figure out who he wants to be, while dealing with a never-ending parade of family conflict.

It’s not known when the movie might shoot, especially as the film is just one of several Shankman is developing. Other projects include a new version of The Nutcracker.

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DIRECTORS: Adam Shankman FILMS: This Is Where I Leave You