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The Squid and the Fockers

Noah Baumbach (Margot at the Wedding, Kicking and Screaming) has begun production on his next untitled film (according to IMDb, it's Greenburg).

This one breaks from the usual moody crowd of actors and snags Ben Stiller for the lead. Maybe he'll tap into The Royal Tenenbaums fussiness, as he seems to be one of those comedians who can only do (semi-)funny or angry. In the film, Stiller's character Roger Greenberg housesits for his brother in LA and begins a relationship with his brother's assistant.

Wife Jennifer Jason Leigh helped Baumbach with the story and will also costar along with Rhys Ifans (Elizabeth: The Golden Age), Mark Duplass (The Puffy Chair) and Juno Temple (Atonement).

Frankly, I'm holding out for his adapted screenplay of Fantastic Mr. Fox (directed by bud Wes Anderson and based on Roald Dahl's novel).

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