Ben Stiller And ‘Extremely Loud’ Writer Jonathan Safran Foer To Team For HBO Comedy ‘All Talk’, Alan Alda In Talks
HBO has developed quite a reputation for attracting high-profile, high-quality talent, with the likes of Steve Buscemi and Dustin Hoffman leading shows on the network, and now they’ve brought on one of their biggest names yet.Ben Stillerhas signed on to star, direct, and executive produceAll Talk, a comedy fromExtremely Loud and Incredibly ClosenovelistJonathan Safran Foer, withAlan Aldain talks to co-star.Scott Rudinis set to executive produce with Foer, Stiller, andEli Bush. More details after the jump.
Rudin’s been on a roll with HBO lately. In addition toAll Talk, he’s also behind the upcoming Aaron Sorkin dramaNewsroomand the Jonathan Franzen adaptationThe Corrections. Both series also boast heavyweight talents: Jeff Daniels and Emily Mortimer will lead the cast of former, while Noah Baumbach will direct Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, and Ewan McGregor in the latter.
Stiller and Rudin have worked together several times previously, most recently in Baumbach’s 2010 filmGreenberg, while Stiller has co-starred with Alda onFlirting With DisasterandTower Heist. Foer will be making his first foray into television withAll Talk, after seeing two of his novels (Everything is Illuminatedandfreshly mintedOscar nomineeExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close) turned into feature films.
Even as he’s making his move back into television, Stiller’s big screen career continues to thrive. He’ll next be heard in the Baumbach-pennedMadagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, and seen in Fox’s long-gestating comedyNeighborhood Watch. Beyond that, he’s slated to reunite with Baumbach, again, onWhile We’re Young, and to direct and star in the remake ofThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
