Jason Reitman News

September 8, 2011
Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin Sign for Jason Reitman's Labor Day
Brolin will play an escaped con who meets a single mom (Winslet) over the titular three-day weekend. More...

June 17, 2011
Jason Reitman Rewriting Steve Carell's Burt Wonderstone
From Oscar-nominated director to script doctor. More...

August 3, 2010
Reitman to Direct Theron in Diablo Cody's Young Adult
Jason Reitman will reunite with "Juno" screenwriter Diablo Cody for "Young Adult," starring Charlize Theron as "a ghostwriter of young adult novels who plots to regain her identity." More...

June 23, 2010
Jason Reitman Books Elliot Allagash
Jason Reitman will produce a film adaptation of "Elliot Allagash," the Simon Rich novel that offers "a satiric take on private schools and the excesses of the rich." More...

January 21, 2010
Five Acclaimed Directors, Speaking Directly
What do you do when you have James Cameron, Jason Reitman, Kathryn Bigelow, Quentin Tarantino, and Lee Daniels in the same room? Exactly what the Los Angeles Times did: Write down every word they say. More...

March 2, 2009
Jason Bateman Goes Up in the Air
Jason Bateman has joined the cast of the Jason Reitman comedy "Up in the Air," signing on to play George Clooney's boss. More...

August 29, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: J.J. Abrams' Star Trek plot revealed
This week's Ketchup bottle brings news on the plot from the upcoming Star Trek movie, plus casting news for George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr, and Audrey Tautou More...

August 28, 2008
Clooney, Reitman Looking Up in the Air
George Clooney is negotiating to star in Jason Reitman's DreamWorks-backed adaptation of Walter Kim's novel "Up in the Air," about "an unapologetic corporate downsizer whose untethered life is consumed by collecting air miles." More...

May 14, 2008
Jason Reitman Getting Airborne?
Latino Review has followed the clues, and they think they know what Jason Reitman's next project will be. More...

April 11, 2008
Jason Reitman to Justice League: Thanks, But No Thanks
During a Thursday appearance on the Howard Stern Show, director Jason Reitman revealed that he'd been offered the opportunity to direct Justice League of America -- and turned it down. More...

March 26, 2008
Jason Reitman Knows How to Sell Movie Tickets
Juno director Jason Reitman may have an Oscar nomination under his belt, but establishment success hasn't spoiled his taste for subversive fun. More...

February 23, 2008
Juno Leads Independent Spirit Winners...And Gains Momentum For Oscar Gold
The little teen pregnancy movie that could made a last-minute surge towards tomorrow's Oscars as Juno won three of its four Independent Spirit Award categories during Saturday's event. The full list of winners inside. More...

December 21, 2007
Awards Mania: Spirits, SAGs Get Waivers, Announce Nominations; Uncertainty Surrounds Golden Globes
Just when you think awards season can't get any awards-ier, here come two more sets of nominations! More...

December 6, 2007
Ellen Page on Juno: The RT Interview
Canadian actress Ellen Page is an anomaly in Hollywood. The star of this week's Juno has been in movies since the age of 10, has the face of a 14-year-old and the pop culture-savvy soul of a Gen-Xer. RT slipped into a booth with the 20-year-old star of this week's Juno for a great chat about movies, Canadian boys, and music that we both love. More...

December 6, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Golden Compass Sets Course For #1 Debut
New Line hopes to breathe some life into the North American box office with the launch of its pricey adventure film The Golden Compass which stands as the frame's only new wide release. Directed by Chris Weitz (About a Boy), the PG-13 film aims to capture a large crowd including the family audience and fans of sci-fi and fantasy. More...

December 5, 2007
Exclusive Video: Diablo Cody and Ellen Page on Juno
If you don't already know the name Diablo Cody, you're about to. We've snagged an exclusive video of the sassy-mouthed screenwriter and star Ellen Page riffing on the very subject at hand: pregnancy! More...

November 28, 2007
Spirit Award Nominees Announced
The nominations for this year's Spirit Awards are in -- and Todd Haynes might want to clear some room on his mantle. More...

November 13, 2007
Jason Reitman Attached to Jennifer's Body
They struck critical gold with this fall's Juno, and director Jason Reitman and writer Diablo Cody have already decided to team up again. More...

September 5, 2007
RTIndie: Early Fest Reviews For Into the Wild, The Darjeeling Limited, and Margot at the Wedding
This week at RTIndie, we check out the early buzz from Telluride and Venice, where some of the fall's most anticipated indies have premiered. And our DVD Pick of the Week is a doc that takes a closer look at the Lost Boys of Sudan. More...

August 16, 2007
Michael Cera Is A Youth in Revolt
Fans of absurdist postmodern comedy lamented the cancellation of Arrested Development, but the silver lining to that very dark cloud was the show's cast getting the freedom to do film projects. One of Development's stars, Michael Cera, makes his debut as a leading man in this weekend's Superbad -- and regardless of how the movie performs, Cera's dance card is rapidly filling up. The Hollywood Reporter brings us news of Cera's latest project. More...

February 23, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: A "Simpsons Movie" Trailer, "Pirates 3" and "Dark Knight" Tidbits, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, more trailers, spoilers and other tidbits, for "The Simpsons Movie," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," and "The Dark Knight." More...

January 19, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: "Spider-Man 3's" Venomous Action Figure, "Alien Vs. Predator 2's" Preview Pic, Kevin Smith's Horror Trip, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, the requisite "Spider-Man 3" tidbit came in the form of an action figure, and "Alien Vs. Predator 2" joined the fray with a preview photo of its own. More...

March 31, 2006
Fox's Teen Division Goes Atomic!
A few months ago we reported that Fox Searchlight was creating its own "teen-centric" movie division, and now Variety brings us the word on the "Fox Atomic" line-up. It includes a remake of a classic teen-sex-com, a spoofy sports comedy, and a follow-up to Danny Boyle's "28 Days Later." More...

March 13, 2006
SXSW: Festival's Producer Helps Showcase Unique Films
In 1999, director Jason Reitman brought a little film called "H@" to South By Southwest. Now, seven years later, he's back at the festival, with a much bigger film, the hotly-anticipated "Thank You For Smoking." That's the kind of career progression festival producer Matt Dentler loves. More...

January 24, 2006
SUNDANCE: No "Thanks" Sex for Katie Holmes
Early screenings of the buzz-generating ?Thank You For Smoking? at the Sundance Film Festival have some Katie Holmes fans pouting, as a sex scene between Holmes and Aaron Eckhart has been sliced from the festival print. More...