Horrible Bosses
| Horrible Bosses | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Seth Gordon |
| Written by | John Francis Daley Jonathan M. Goldstein |
| Story by | Michael Markowitz |
| Produced by | Brett Ratner Jay Stern |
| Starring | Jason Bateman Charlie Day Jason Sudeikis Kevin Spacey Jennifer Aniston Colin Farrell |
| Cinematography | David Hennings |
| Edited by | Peter Teschner |
| Music by | Christopher Lennertz |
Production company | Rat Entertainment |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema Warner Bros. |
Release date | July 8, 2011 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Horrible Bosses is an upcoming black comedy film directed by Seth Gordon and starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Jason Sudeikis, and Kevin Spacey. The movie's premise follows a trio of long-suffering friends who team up to murder their respective overbearing bosses with disastrous results.[1]
Premise
Three friends, Nick Hendricks (Jason Bateman), Dale Arbus (Charlie Day) and Kurt Buckman (Jason Sudeikis), conspire to murder their respective bosses – Dave Harken (Kevin Spacey), Dr. Julia Harris (Jennifer Aniston) and Bobby Pellitt (Colin Farrell) – when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.
Cast
- Jennifer Aniston as Dr. Julia Harris, a dentist and Dale's boss who subjects him to sexual harassment.[2]
- Jason Bateman as Nick Hendricks[2]
- Charlie Day as Dale Arbus, a dental assistant[2]
- Jason Sudeikis as Kurt Buckman[3]
- Colin Farrell as Bobby Pellitt, Kurt's boss[4]
- Kevin Spacey as Dave Harken, Nick's boss. Several actors including Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jeff Bridges were approached by New Line Cinema to take on the role described as a master manipulator with an attractive wife with the role considered "integral" to the film.[5]
- Jamie Foxx as Dean "Motherfucker" Jones, a con artist who supplies Nick, Dale and Kurt with advice on committing murder. The character previously had a more "colorful" name and was said to be subject to change, prior to the release of the film.[6][7]
Development
New Line Cinema purchased a script from Michael Markowitz in 2005.[1] Directors Frank Oz and David Dobkin were also in talks to direct.[8] Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley rewrote the script in 2010 and the project went into production with Seth Gordon directing.
Casting
During pre-production, a number of actors including Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Matthew McConaughey and Ashton Kutcher were linked to roles in the movie.[9] In May, 2010, Jennifer Aniston was in talks for the role of a "sexually aggressive dentist" while Colin Farrell would play a "weaselly scion".[10] In June, 2010, Kevin Spacey joined the project as Jason Bateman's boss, New Line was in talks with several other actors including Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jeff Bridges for the role.[11] Jamie Foxx would also be involved.
On July 27, 2010, Isaiah Mustafa was confirmed to join the cast. Mustafa was quoted as saying "It's a smaller role".[12]
Filming
Some of the filming occurred in Los Angeles.[13] Pictures from the set surfaced online in July, 2010.[14]
References
- ^ a b McNary, Dave (2005-02-17). "New Line orders 'Bosses'". Variety. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c Kit, Borys (October 14, 2010). "Aniston, Bateman, Day circling 'Bosses'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ Fischer, Russ (May 27, 2010). "Casting Notes: Jason Sudeikis in Horrible Bosses; Cary Elwes in Ivan Reitman Comedy; John Cusack in Jack". Slashfilm.com. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ Fleming, Mike (May 10, 2010). "Colin Farrell Back In Studio Fold With Turns In 'Fright Night' And 'Horrible Bosses'". Slashfilm.com. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ Kit, Borys (October 14, 2010). "Kevin Spacey joins 'Horrible Bosses' cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ Horrible Bosses on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ Jamie Foxx joins Horrible Bosses Yahoo Movies.'.' Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ "Jason Bateman Set For Horrible Bosses". Empire Online. 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Kit, Borys (2010-04-11). "Jason Bateman, Colin Farrell eye "Horrible Bosses"". Reuters. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) [dead link] - ^ Finn, Natalie (2010-04-11). "Jennifer Aniston Would Make a Horrible Boss". E Online. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Goldberg, Kevin (2010-07-28). "Kevin Spacey Joins HORRIBLE BOSSES Starring Jason Bateman, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston, and Jamie Foxx". Collider. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ 3 Like2 Dislike0 Jul 27, 2010 by Courtney O. (2010-07-27). "Isaiah Mustafa Set for Horrible Bosses". MovieWeb.com. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ by PopSugar. "Pictures of Jennifer Aniston Wrapping Work on Horrible Bosses in LA". Popsugar.com. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ "Picture Of Colin Farrell On Set Of Horrible Bosses Pops Online". Cinemablend.com. 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2011-01-25.