Allison Janney & Phillip Baker Hall Co-Star In Jason Bateman’s ‘Bad Words’

Posted on Monday, November 5th, 2012 by Germain Lussier

Briefly: When a pissed off adult decides to exploit a loophole and compete in a children’s spelling bee, he’s got to have some antagonists. Who better than Allison Janney and Phillip Baker Hall? That’s who Jason Bateman just cast in his directorial debut, Bad Words, which starts filming in Los Angeles this week. Bateman play the lead in the film and will also be joined by Kathryn Hahn, Ben Falcone and Rohan Chandz. The script was written by Andrew Dodge. Expect this comedy sometime in 2013. [Deadline]

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TV Bits: Netflix May Revive ‘Reno 911!’, NBC Cancels ‘Free Agents’, CW Cancels ‘H8R’, Adult Swim Renews ‘NTSF:SD:SUV’, Cinemax Renews ‘Strike Back’

Posted on Friday, October 7th, 2011 by Angie Han

Let’s call this the “life or death” edition of TV Bits, as it’s all about renewals, cancellations, and even one possible renewal of a previously cancelled series. After the jump, more on:

• Renewals for Cinemax’s Strike Back and Adult Swim’s NTSF:SD:SUV
• Cancellations for The CW’s H8R and NBC’s Free Agents
• And last but not least, the possible revival of Reno 911!

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