ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY magazine
"Jennifer Aniston heads to actor Robert De Niro's pet project. The actress has been cast to top line 'The Comedian' alongside the Oscar winner, her publicist confirmed to EW. The script, penned by Art Linson (the De Niro-led What Just Happen?), follows a volatile aging insult comic played by De Niro. He meets Aniston's character at a wedding sparking a close relationship. Aniston last appeared in last year's Horrible Bosses 2, reprising her role as Dr. Julia Harris from the first HB film. She is currently filming two other projects: Gary Marshall's holiday/comedy film Mother's Day, and drama/war film The Yellow Birds based off of the Kevin Powers novel. De Niro has eyed Linson's script for a while. Sign of life on the project picked up in May of 2015 when Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Donnie Brasco) was hired. He was then replaced by Taylor Hackford in July of 2015 after a scheduling conflict. The screenplay's written by screenwriter Jeffrey Ross, he of Comedy Central Roast fame. Filming is set to begin in New York in early 2016."
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