“The League” star Katie Aselton is in final negotiations for the female lead alongside Ed Helms and Owen Wilson in Alcon Entertainment’s comedy “Bastards,” TheWrap has learned.
“Bastards” follows two brothers whose eccentric mother raised them to believe their father had died when they were young. When they discover this to be a lie, they set out to find their real father, learning more about their mother than they probably ever wanted to know.
Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”) and Ving Rhames co-star alongside comedian Katt Williams and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw.
“Bastards” is the directorial debut of veteran cinematographer Larry Sher (“The Hangover” films). Alcon is financing “Bastards” and producing with Montecito Picture Company, whose Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock and Ali Bell will produce along with Alcon’s Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove. Chris Fenton and Chris Coles are executive producing. Justin Malen (“Bad Teacher 2”) wrote the screenplay. The film will be released by Warner Bros. via Alcon’s output deal.