“Drinking Buddies” helmer to direct romantic comedy “Work Wife”February 11, 2015 - 13:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Having conquered the indie film world over the past decade, Joe Swanberg is making the leap to studio fare, as he has signed on to direct the romantic comedy “Work Wife” for New Line, TheWrap has learned. Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins wrote the script, which follows a pair of thirty-something lawyers who attempt to find out if they really can date a co-worker. New Line executives Sam Brown, Dave Neustadter and Richard Brener will oversee the project for the studio. Swanberg has been growing his profile of late, collaborating with Anna Kendrick on his last three films — “Drinking Buddies,” “Happy Christmas” and “Digging for Fire,” the latter of which was acquired by The Orchard out of Sundance. Swanberg co-wrote “Digging for Fire” with star Jake Johnson, and reviews indicate it’s the most commercial movie Swanberg has made so far. He has directed at least 17 indie movies since making his feature directorial debut in 2005 with “Kissing on the Mouth.” He’s also a prolific writer, producer and actor who co-starred in the popular horror movie “You’re Next.” “Trophy Wife” scribes Halpern and Haskins previously wrote “Lunch Lady” for Universal and had their high school comedy “Booksmart” optioned by 20th Century Fox. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. |