Fox has given a put pilot commitment to Bastards, a single camera comedy from The Mindy Project's Ed Weeks, Independence Day: Resurgence writers Nicolas Wright and James A. Woods, Friends alum Andrew Reich and The Mayor and Black-ish director James Griffiths. ABC Studios and 20th Century Fox TV are producing.

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Brothers Kyle and Peter Reynolds grew up without a father. Turns out their mom raised them on the lie that Dad had checked out when they were little. But now they’re hip to the truth and set out to find their old man. Along the way, the guys learn a little more about their eccentric mother than they probably want to kn…

Bastards poses a simple question: Who’s the real father of brothers Ed Helms and Owen Wilson? In the duo’s latest R-rated Warner Bros/Alcon road comedy, the answer could be a tattooed J.K. Simmons (“No way those two jackasses are my kids!”), Ving Rhames (he says he just cuddled with their mom, played by Glenn Close)…

Warner Bros has shifted release dates for four of its upcoming films, including The Lego Movie 2, which moves almost a year back from 05/18/18 to 02/08/19. No word on why the sequel to 2014’s huge hit has been moved, but it now is slated to come out nearly five years to the day after The Lego Movie, and just under two…

HBO has put in development Bastards, a drama based on the Israeli series Nevelot. <img class="alignleft wp-image-1201483138" src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/plugins/lazy-load-0.7/images/1x1.trans.gif" alt="hbologo" width="264" height="109"…

Aleks Paunovic is set to help swell the ranks of Caesar’s army, joining 20th Century Fox’s War For The Planet of The Apes as a new ape character to be revealed at a later date. The film picks up after the events of last year’s Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, which saw all hope for peace between mankind and apekind…

Harry Shearer, who is probably best known for voicing a total of 23 characters on The Simpsons for over two decades (including Mr. Burns and Ned Flanders) has just joined the cast of the feature comedy Bastards. The film marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Lawrence Sher (The Hangover).

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Warner Bros has set a November 4, 2016, release date for its Ed Helms-Owen Wilson comedy Bastards. The film, which marks the directorial debut <img class="alignright size-dl-article-body wp-image-838779" src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/plugins/lazy-load-0.7/images/1x1.trans.gif"…

EXCLUSIVE: Glenn Close is in final negotiations to join J.K. Simmons, Owen Wilson, Ed Helms, Terry Bradshaw and Ving Rhames in the comedy Bastards. The film, which marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Lawrence Sher, is about two brothers (Wilson and Helms) whose eccentric mother fabricates a story that their…

EXCLUSIVE: Ving Rhames, who just co-starred in this summer’s box office hit Mission Impossible: Rogue – Nation, is joining Ed Helms, Owen Wilson, JK Simmons and Terry Bradshaw in the comedy Bastards. The film, which marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Lawrence Sher, is about two brothers whose eccentric…

The Godmother has added newcomer Alexa Demie to the cast, and a new director has taken the helm, as director Gerard Johnson has come on to replace Eva Sørhaug. Set primarily during the 70s and 80s, the film will trace the rise and fall of Griselda Blanco, the so called “godmother of cocaine”, from her impoverished…

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