CBS Films announced today that Bryan Cranston (Drive, “Breaking Bad”), Anna Kendrick (50/50, Up in the Air) and Miles Teller (Footloose, Project X) will star in the comedy tentatively titled Get A Job.
Nick Braun (Prom), Alison Brie (Scream 4, “Community”), Brandon T. Jackson (Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, Tropic Thunder), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Fright Night, Superbad) and Jay Pharoah (“Saturday Night Live”) are set to co-star in the film. Dylan Kidd (Roger Dodger, “Children’s Hospital”) is attached to direct the film from a screenplay by Kyle Pennekamp and Scott Turpel. Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher (Django Unchained, Contagion) of Double Feature Films are attached to produce.
Get A Job is described as being a multi-generational comedy about four recent college graduates who discover that their lofty expectations and the realities of adulthood are two very different things. Teller will play Will Davis, who finds his true calling after struggling through an entry level job. Kendrick plays Jillian Stewart, Wills type-A girlfriend, who lives her life according to the strictest of plans. Cranston plays Roger Davis, Wills father who is hunting for a job at the same time as his son. Braun, Mintz-Plasse and Jackson will play Wills three friends, (Charlie, Ethan and Luke, respectively), each of whom find careers with some interesting results. Brie will play Tanya, one of the groups sharp-witted co-workers. Pharoah will play Skeezy D, who starts his own recession-proof business.
We are making an emotionally honest comedy about the challenges that every generation faces in our rapidly changing world. We have assembled an extraordinary cast to make that happen, commented Kidd.
Maria Faillace and Ryan Conroy are overseeing the project for CBS Films. The film is set to begin production on March 12th in Los Angeles.
