[NEWS] Aniston Teams Up with Director Peter Bogdanovich for 'She's Funny That Way'

Jennifer's collaborated with many people including some of Hollywood's funniest leading men including Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, and Owen Wilson - just to name a few, but her latest collaboration is with director Peter Bogdanovich for the upcoming comedy film She's Funny That Way. Aniston will play a therapist, Jane Claremont, who's alcoholic mother is in rehab and who's patient; a hooker turned Broadway thespian, are caught amongst a love triangle during the production of 'A Grecian Evening' the play. It also stars actress Imogen Poots as Isabella "Izzy" Patterson as the hooker turned Broadway therapist, actress/comedienne Kathryn Hahn as Delta Simmons the plays lead actress, actor/comedian Will Forte as Joshua Fleet the plays writer and Aniston's character's love interest, Rhys Ifans as Seth Gilbert, and actor/comedian Owen Wilson as Arnold Albertson as the plays director. This also marks the second time she's collaborated with Wilson; the two have previously been paired in 2008's Marley & Me. She's Funny That Way finally has an autumn release date in theaters August 21,2015.

Jennifer as Jane Claremont on set of 'She's Funny That Way'.

Aniston missed the films premiers at both the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival due to promoting Cake. Director Peter Bogdanovich said the following of casting Aniston, "I initially offered her the lead role as Isabella, but she turned it down explaining that she felt that the role of the therapist was a more 'showier' part and I didn't disagree with her once I saw her bring the part to life." This is Bogdanvich's first film in over 20 years since he directed 1993's The Thing Called Love starring actress Samantha Mathis, actor River Phoenix, actor Dermot Mulroney, and actress Sandra Bullock. The movie didn't prove successful and bombed in box office racking in less than the films $14 million dollar budget only earning $1,029,721 in box office. The Thing Called Love was also one of the last films that actor River Phoenix starred in after his untimely death in '93. Other notable work directed by Bogdanovich includes (1971) The Last Picture Show starring Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ellen Burstyn and Cloris Leachman; this movie earned Bogdanovich multiple award nominations for writing and directing including nominations from the Academy awards, Golden Globes, Directors Guild of America awards, and the Writers Guild of America awards, (1972) What's Up, Doc? starring Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, and Madeline Kahn, (1973) Paper Moon starring Ryan and Tatum O'Neal; this film earned Bogdanovich his second Golden Globe award nomination for Best Director, (1974) Daisy Miller starring Cybill Shepherd and Cloris Leachman, and (1985) Mask starring Cher, Sam Elliot, and Eric Stoltz.

Check out Peter Bogdanovich's other work:

The Last Picture Show - [1971]

Genre: Drama
Starring: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Randy Quaid
Plot: A group of 1950s high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied West Texas town that is slowly dying both economically and culturally.

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What's Up, Doc? - [1972]

Genre: Comedy | Romance
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Michael Murphy, Randy Quaid
Plot: The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid over-night bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.

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Paper Moon - [1973]

Genre: Comedy | Crime | Drama
Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, John Hillerman, Noble Willingham
Plot: During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.

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Daisy Miller - [1974]

Genre: Drama | Romance
Starring: Cybill Shepherd, Barry Brown, Cloris Leachman, Mildred Natwick, Eileen Brennan, Nicholas Jones
Plot: In this comedy of manners, Frederick Winterbourne tries to figure out the bright and bubbly Daisy Miller, only to be helped and hindered by false judgements from their fellow friends.

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Mask - [1985]

Genre: Biography | Drama
Starring: Cher, Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliot, Estelle Getty, Laura Dern
Plot: A teenager with a massive facial skull deformity and biker gang mother attempts to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.

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The Thing Called Love - [1993]

Genre: Drama | Music | Romance
Starring: River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney, Sandra Bullock
Plot: A group of newcomers to the country music business seek love and stardom.

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She's Funny That Way - [2015]

Genre: Comedy | Romance
Starring: Owen Wilson, Imogen Poots, Kathryn Hahn, Jennifer Aniston, Will Forte, Rhys Ifans, Cybill Shepherd
Plot: A married Broadway director falls for a prostitute-turned actress and works to help her advance her career.

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