Jason Reitman has been very tight lipped about his next film project. What we know so far is that he was working on a screenplay when he came across Diablo Cody’s Juno script (prompting him to cease work on said mystery script). MTV was able to squeeze a few more details out of Retiman
“Yeah, I’m writing something,” he grinned, cryptically. “I’m going to direct it at the end of the year. And no, I haven’t told anyone what it is yet.” “It’s a comedy and a drama [book adaptation]. Think ‘Thank You for Smoking,’ but instead of political it’s corporate.”
He also revealed that he is writing one of the roles for Reitman regular J.K. Simmons (who played Ellen Page’s father in Juno and Aaron Eckhart’s boss in Thank You For Smoking).
So I want to send this question out to the /Film Readers: Does anyone have any ideas which book Reitman could be adapting? Tell us in the comments below!
March 24th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
maybe Syrup or the Company by Max Berry? two really great books, btw, that would make for an awesome movie(s).
March 24th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Maybe he’s adapting Upton Sinclairs “Oil!” That should make for a great film, ” I’m a cynical postmodern oilman, homeskillet!”
March 24th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Um…what happened to that Jim Carrey project he was doing, Peter?
March 24th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
I bet it’s Boomsday by Christopher Buckley. He proved he could do Buckley with Thank You For Smoking. And Boomsday would be a great movie in the right hands.
March 24th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Pierre, Pierre with Jim Carrey was supposed to be his next project. What happened with that?
March 24th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
My first thought was The Company, too. Somebody’s got to be adapting one of Barry’s novels.
March 24th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
When they announced Pierre, Pierre with Jim Carrey, it was made clear that that would not be his next film
March 24th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
This sounds good. I’m glad he is writing this himself. I thought Thank You For Smoking was a very promising debut and was disappointed that he directed a film written by a far inferior writer for his sophomore effort.
And two movies isn’t enough for J.K. Simmons to be called a regular. Maybe after this next one is made.
March 24th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
A Clockwork Orange with J.K. Simmons as Chaplin!
March 24th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Could it be an Enron story?
March 24th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Company is a perfect fit for Reitman. Also, someone is trying to adapt one of Max Barry’s ‘Jennifer Government’, they’ve had the IMDb page up for some time.
March 24th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
good guess brandon. you forgot one though - as soon as i read this i thought, ‘hey, it’s jennifer government’ - max barry’s best book. what satire.
March 24th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
No question, Daniel Deronda, by George Eliot.
March 25th, 2008 at 3:30 am
I would guess “Then We Came to the End” by Joshua Ferris.
April 11th, 2008 at 8:32 am
His next project is Jennifer’s Body with Diablo Cody. Basically another “ultra hip” teen horror flick, that allegedly tries to eschew some old cliches. I’ve heard some who’ve read the script say its much weaker than Juno, that the character development has some serious issues. This was before a recent rewrite though, so we’ll see what the finished result is…
I have absolutely no idea what Reitman is adapting.
And I bet we’ll all be damn surprised when he announces what he’s doing as well.
April 11th, 2008 at 8:37 am
Sorry, I was totally mistaken on the Jennifer’s Body.
Its not Reitman’s…
SORRY!
April 21st, 2008 at 8:51 pm
he said on the Howard Stern show that “nobody read this book” which makes me curious. i really want to read it…but have no idea what it is