What’s wrong with Mitch Hurwitz? For the last few years, we had a chance to hear that he’ll be writing the script for Arrested Development, and that filming will begin soon, and… well, a lot of things!
And now, we’re here to report that Hurwitz has actually just set up a deal with Universal to direct a remake of Lars von Trier‘s The Boss of It All comedy?
No, we’re not kidding! According to the latest reports, Emma Forrest will be in charge for the screenplay, while Arrested Development narrator Ron Howard will executive-produce with Brian Grazer through their Imagine Entertainment company.
And here’s a little description of the original The Boss of It All (Direktøren for det hele) movie:
“The owner of an IT company wishes to sell it. But, for years, he has pretended that the real boss lives in America and communicates with the staff only by e-mail. That way, all the unpopular decisions can be attributed to the absentee manager, while all the popular ones to him directly.
But now, the prospective buyer insists on meeting the big boss in person. In a panic, the owner hires a failed, over-intellectualizing actor to portray this imaginary boss, and the actor proceeds to improvise all his lines, to the consternation of both the buyer and the company staff, who finally get to meet their ghostly boss.”
What do you think about the whole thing?
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The Boss of It All trailer
