Jason Bateman Has Some 'Bad Words' For His Directorial Debut
"Arrested Development” is finally making its way back before cameras thanks to Netflix, so that means that the cast will be too busy for other projects in the near future, right? Wrong. Jason Bateman is planning on taking the lead role in the Andrew Dodge’s 2011 Black Listed indie comedy “Bad Words.” He’ll play a bitter thirtysomething (despite being 43) who exploits a loophole to enter a kids' spelling bee. Not content with simply starring in the film though, Bateman has lined this up to be his debut feature as a director.
Bateman first tried his hand at directing way back in 1989 on his sitcom “Valerie.” He’s since directed episodes of six other shows including the excellent “Afternoon Delight” episode of "Arrested Development." As well as acting and directing, Bateman will also serve as a producer through his fledgling company Aggregate Films (who are also bringing Seth Gordon’s “Identity Thief” to the big screen along with Darko Entertainment.)
Bateman’s move into directing shouldn’t come as too big of a surprise – he was fairly vocal about wanting to make the move behind the camera while doing press for “The Change-Up” last year.
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Bateman first tried his hand at directing way back in 1989 on his sitcom “Valerie.” He’s since directed episodes of six other shows including the excellent “Afternoon Delight” episode of "Arrested Development." As well as acting and directing, Bateman will also serve as a producer through his fledgling company Aggregate Films (who are also bringing Seth Gordon’s “Identity Thief” to the big screen along with Darko Entertainment.)
Bateman’s move into directing shouldn’t come as too big of a surprise – he was fairly vocal about wanting to make the move behind the camera while doing press for “The Change-Up” last year.
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