by Steph Sharples

John Requa and Glenn Ficarra are in talks to direct a new Warner Bros. comedy starring Steve Carell. The film centers on a father (Carell) whose life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children. That sounds hilarious! Requa and Ficarra wrote and directed I Love You Phillip Morris, along with Bad Santa, Bad News Bears, and Cats and Dogs. I loved Bad Santa so I'm looking forward to this one.

Warner Bros. purchased Dan Fogelman's spec script for a massive $2 million against $2.5 million. For a studio to shell out that much money on a spec script is quite unusual. Someone must have perfected their elevator pitch! The movie will be produced by Carell's Carousel banner.

Source: Variety