Jon Favreau Joins 'IDENTITY THEFT'

ShowBlitz reports that actor turned director Jon Favreau (Swingers, Iron Man) will join the cast of Identity Theft. It seems that pre-production on Jon's next directorial effort Disney's Magic Kingdom has stalled allowing him to take a supporting role. The comedy from director Seth Gordon which stars Jason Bateman and Oscar nominated comedian Melissa McCarthy. Gordon's first fray into feature films was last year's comedy hit Horrible Bosses which seemed to be the first funny performance from Jason Bateman in years. It should be interesting to see who else will fill out the cast. Oddly enough, the very unfunny Amanda Peet (known for box office comedy bombs) is also involved, so this movie could go either way.

Seth Gordon To Direct Identity Theft

Deadline reports that Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon has signed on to direct Identity Theft. Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) are locked in for the two leads. The film's script has been changed to accommodate Melissa so there isn't an updated synopsis attached to the story. The two actors are both coming off successful summer comedies which could end up with sequels. I have to admit I loved Horrible Bosses and I think director Seth Gordon had a lot to do with it. I'll be keeping an eye on this one which I don't often say about comedies with Bateman involved. I'm crossing my fingers that Charlie Day ends up with a major role.

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