Paramount’s been said to be circling this picture from day one and now it’s official. The studio that nabbed Jason Reitman three Oscar nominations for “Up In The Air,” will be the new home to his upcoming picture, “Young Adult“; his second collaboration with screenwriter Diablo Cody who penned his breakout hit, “Juno” (Reitman is 32 and has two Oscar Best Director nominations under his belt, not too shabby).
The picture stars Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, Patton Oswalt and we can tell you right now having read the script, it’s perfect casting. “Young Adult” centers on a divorced 30-something young-adult fiction writer (Theron) who returns to her Minnesota home to chase after her now-married-with-kids ex-boyfriend (Wilson). Oswalt plays an semi-crippled old high school acquaintance who befriends the narcissistic and misguided female. Shooting begins this month in New York and Minneapolis.
It will be interesting to see where this picture goes tonally as on paper it’s much darker than anything Reitman’s directed before. It will definitely be a great stretch for him and Theron who will play the most unlikeable character we’ve ever seen. [THR]