Noah Baumbach’s ‘While We’re Young’ To Star Ben Stiller And James Franco
Fresh off the welcomeSpirit Award nominationsfor his latest film,Greenberg, writer/directorNoah Baumbachwill once again team withBen Stiller, along with Oscar hostJames Franco, for a film calledWhile We’re Young. It’s about how a hip, young, Brooklyn couple inspires an uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife to loosen up. Franco would be the young man with Stiller playing the filmmaker and offers are apparently out toGreenbergco-starGreta GerwigandCate Blanchetfor the female leads, though neither has officially signed. Read more after the break.
Over the past few months, Baumbach has been attached to a whole bunch of projects. He’s supposed to be co-producing Peter Bogdanovich’sSquirrel to the Nutswith Wes Anderson and he was rumored to be working onMr. Popper’s Penguinswith Ben Stiller. Not to mention he was attached to directThe Emperor’s Childrenfor Brian Grazer and did some writing onMadagascar 3(another Stiller project) as well as Brett Ratner’s currently shootingTower Heist.
But, according toVulturewho broke the story,While We’re Youngwould most likely be next. Scott Rudin will produce.
If it all comes to fruition, this certainly sounds like a film that is right in Baumbach’s wheel house. An amalgamation of the New York, parental angst inThe Squid and the Whale– the older couple – with the quarter-life crisis lifestyle ofGreenberg– the younger couple. It’s almost a Baumbach battle royale.
But really, we know what you’re thinking. Where’s Baumbach’s lady friend Jennifer Jason Leigh? Well, reportedly she filed for divorce from the director just last week so chances are she isn’t going to be a part of the film.
Do you like the pairing of Baumbach with Stiller and Franco? What about with Blanchet and Gerwig in the mix?
