Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air) is once again assembling an interesting mix of actors for his next movie. For the director is working to get Patrick Wilson to play the male lead opposite Charlize Theron for Young Adult. No deal is yet in place but negotiations are under way. The film, from Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody, centers on a thirty-something, divorced young adult fiction writer who returns to her hometown to chase the ex-boyfriend that got away. Only problem? He’s married with a child. Wilson would of course play said ex-boyfriend.
Probably best known for his roles in Todd Field’s Little Children and Zach Snyder’s Watchmen, Wilson was just in The A-Team and can next be seen in Morning Glory, the upcoming news comedy which stars Harrison Ford and Rachel McAdams. Comedian Patton Oswalt is also looking to join the group, as a self-hating man who was in love with Theron’s character in high school.
Young Adult is being produced by the Juno team of Mandate Pictures and Mr. Mudd Productions. Paramount Pictures is negotiating to distribute the film. They are the studio behind Reitman’s 2009 film Up in the Air. Production is set to begin in this fall.
Hopefully there will be some naked Patrick Wilson…HOT!
Ummm, yes. Naked Patrick Wilson… yum yum friggin’ yum. Please Hollywood, make him the male Kate Winslet!!!
He’s best known for Little Children that barely anyone saw and not for the Phantom of the Opera, though not a blockbuster, certainly more widely seen?
I think they mention Little Children due to all of the Academy Award nominations.
Im down for anything that has Patrick Wilson in the title.
Patrick can actually next be seen in the film Barry Munday which opens next week. Bizarre that EW missed this.
Yes, he’s in Barry Munday, opening in October, then Morning Glory in November, then The Ledge and Insidious in 2011.
Notice how he’s not getting naked lately anymore? Disappointing.