‘50/50’ filmmakers Seth Rogen and Will Reiser book a new trip
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The trailer for ‘50/50,’ a dramatic comedy about a young man’s bout with cancer, is drawing warm notices ahead of its release this fall. Now the principals say they will reunite on a new film.
‘50/50’ director Jonathan Levine, writer Will Reiser and producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are teaming up for a comedy titled ‘Jamaica,’ about a teenage boy’s trip with his grandmother to the Caribbean island. Like ‘50/50,’ the project will draw from Reiser’s own experience.
The film, which was conceived by Reiser, will be financed and produced by Mandate Pictures; the company, which served in the same capacity on ‘50/50,’ also counts young-skewing hits such as ‘Juno’ among its credits.
Rogen, who stars in ‘50’ alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt, is not on board to star in ‘Jamaica’ at this point.
The parties announced the new film in a statement Wednesday. While they did not provide further plot details, Reiser did call the movie a ‘story that I’ve long wanted to tell.’
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