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Article: Col doing a quick 'Step'.(Columbia Pictures plans a comedy movie 'Step Brothers' starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly)(Brief article)
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- August 4, 2006
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Columbia Pictures has revved up another star vehicle for Will Ferrell and his "Talladega Nights" co-star John C. Reilly.
Studio made a preemptive deal for "Step Brothers," a comedy Adam McKay will direct from a script he'll write with Ferrell. Judd Apatow and Jimmy Miller will produce.
In "Step Brothers," Ferrell and Reilly will play coddled guys who live with their respective single parents. Their folks fall in love and marry, making the guys stepbrothers.
Deal structure is similar to "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," which also was sold on the basis of a pitch. Columbia, which got first crack at "Step Brothers" because the ...