On Arrested Development, Jason Bateman played a jerk who starts out looking like a put-upon hero. In his feature directing debut Bad Words, however, he skips the nice-guy facade entirely and goes straight to the dickish behavior. Bateman plays Guy, a 40-year-old man who discovers a loophole that allows him to compete against eighth-graders in…
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Jason Bateman's directorial debut, Bad Words, premiered at last year's Toronto International Film Festival. Buzz was solid for the dark comedy, which stars Bateman as a 40-year-old man who finds a loophole in the system and competes in the National Spelling Bee. Alison Janney, Kathryn Hahn and Phillip Baker Hall co-star in the film, which finally hits…
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Jason Bateman makes his feature directorial debut with the comedy Bad Words, about a guy (played by Bateman) who hijacks a national spelling bee. How does that happen, exactly? The red-band trailer below will show you a bit, just as it'll let you know how the supporting cast such as Rohan Chand (Homeland), Kathryn Hahn (We’re the…
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One of the most prestigious film festivals in North America, the Toronto Film Festival, has begun to announce its line up for 2013. The event takes place September 5-15 and as usual, the line-up includes pretty much every highly-anticipated awards contender scheduled for release through the end of the year. Just a few examples are…
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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…
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Jason Bateman is about to make his feature directorial debut and by God, he's earned it. The long time comedic actor had some up and downs early in his career but has been at the top of Hollywood comedy casting calls for the past several years, starting with Arrested Development and up to last year's…
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Each December since 2004, studio executive Franklin Leonard has compiled the best unproduced screenplays of the year, as voted by hundreds of execs, agency guys, and high-level assistants. Titled The Black List, the compendium highlights both established screenwriters and up-and-comers, and has served as a launching pad in the past for projects like Juno, Lars…
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