Comedy

First project chosen for Lionsgate Incubator development

Massify and Lionsgate just announced that Barbara Gray’s The Wrong Guys for the Job has been selected as the first project for their Incubator partnership. The Wrong Guys for the Job is an original, high-concept comedy centering on buddies Nate and Cole, who form a hare-brained scheme to help job applicants by applying for the ….

LeBron James to star in sports comedy with screenplay by Analyze That writer

THR reports that Soul Men helmer Malcolm D. Lee is on board to direct LeBron James in the movie Fantasy Basketball Camp, a sports comedy which Peter Steinfeld – who’s written scripts for Be Cool, Analyze That and 21 – has been contracted to write a new screenplay for. Fantasy Basketball Camp was originally written ….

Conan O’Brien live comedy tour coming this spring?

THR reports that comic and talk show host Conan O’Brien will start a live comedy tour beginning mid-April, with the first stop being in San Diego, California or Seattle, Washington. Apparently TMZ reported earlier that the tour would kick off in Phoenix, but THR’s report states that report was inaccurate. O’Brien will likely have Andy ….

Police Academy and Pet Sematary remakes on the way to theaters

THR’s HeatVision reports that New Line is relaunching the Police Academy franchise, with original producer Paul Maslansky onboard for a new spin on the series, which originally spawned six sequels and a television series that lasted one season in 1997. No writer or director are attached to the project yet. The original Police Academy centered ….