Toronto: Lionsgate Acquires Hot Title Pals With Kids

Exclusive: Deadline’s Mike Fleming virtually referred to as it last Tuesday, then postponed confirmationafter merchants indicated their auction wasn’t a done deal, but Pals With Kids, the Toronto Fest premiereromantic comedy co-starring Jennifer Westfeldtwhich shedirected, written and co-produced with longtime b.f. Jon Hamm (who also provides a supporting role) has indeedofficially agreed to Lionsgate, much like Fleming initially reported,according to Westfeldt whobroke what is the news in my opinion at thelate nightAMC Emmy celebration party they herself learned half way through Sunday evening’s Emmy ceremony. “The purchase just closed because the Emmys were happening. We’re thrilled,” she mentioned although lamenting Hamm’s fourth consecutive loss in addition to Actor in the Drama Series ( Mad Males did win an unequalled fourth Emmy for Drama Series). The acquisition certainly makes Hamm’s Emmy loss better to consider as Pals With Kids was one of the most popular game game titles in Toronto to be shown. Westfeldt isn’t sure but requires a probable spring release for your well-examined comedy featuring its an episode performance from Adam Scott inside the leading male role and co-stars Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph , Edward Burns and Megan Fox furthermore to Hamm. Millennium and CBS Films were among other suitors for your title to ensure that as late as Saturday evening I heard Millennium may have been offering a larger figure, before the film opened up Lionsgate had its eye round the movie. Westfeldt described it almost didn’t make its Toronto date due to eleventh hour lab problems but ultimately everything worked out.