March 28, 2024

Director News: McCarthy, Pink, Becker

Tammy Melissa McCarthy and husband Ben Falcone have been hired to direct the comedy "Tammy" for New Line. The pair also penned the script. McCarthy plays a woman who, after losing her job and learning that her husband has been unfaithful, hits the road with her profane, hard-drinking grandmother. [Source: Variety] Shore Leave DreamWorks has … [Read more...]

McCarthy, Bullock Are Buddy Cops

Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy are set to star in a currently untitled buddy cop movie from "Bridesmaids" helmer Paul Feig for 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment says Variety. Katie Dippold ("Parks and Recreation") penned the script about the tense working relationship between a high-strung FBI agent (Bullock) and an unconventional … [Read more...]

Joel Edgerton, Cormac McCarthy Sell Scripts

Aussie actor Joel Edgerton ("Warrior," "The Thing") has sold the dramedy spec script "One Night Stand" to New Regency says The Hollywood Reporter. The story is described as an honest look at a man and a woman in the aftermath of a one night stand. Edgerton is not attached to star but will executive produce. Regency will start meeting with … [Read more...]