"Townies" is an R-rated comedy that Brendan O'Brien and Andrew Cohen wrote, that follows a rivalry between a member of an alpha male-filled college fraternity (Zac Efron) and a local family man (Seth Rogen) who lives right nearby.
Byrne would play Rogen's wife.
Rogen and his pal Evan Goldberg are producing the pic while James Weaver, Cohen and O'Brien are exec producing.
Townies is scheduled to begin filming this Spring.
"Leave' is based on Jonathan Tropper's novel, the story centers on a father who dies and requests that his highly dysfunctional and non-religious family sit Shiva for seven days.
Tina Fey will play Jason Bateman's older sister, a woman who is married and whose first love now has brain damage. Corey Stoll will play the brother of Bateman and Fey. Kathryn Hahn will likely play Bateman's sister-in-law. Jane Fonda will play the matriarch, Girls co-star Adam Driver will play the rebel of the family.Ari Graynor is rumored as well.
Byrne would play the romantic interest to Bateman's character - a former wild child and old crush of his.
Tropper has written the adapted script.
At one point Goldie Hawn, was to play the family matriarch while Bateman, Zac Efron, and Leslie Mann were poised to be playing siblings. While Malin Akerman would play Bateman’s wife whose affair with his boss (Jason Sudeikis) goes public.
Shawn Levy ("Night at the Museum") replaced Adam Shankman as director on the pic last November.
Jennifer Gibgot, Paula Weinstein Shankman and Jeff Levine are producing the film.
Production begins in June in New York.
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