Besides one overhyped kiss on friend Courteney Cox's TV show, "Dirt," Jennifer Aniston hasn't worked since last summer's flick "The Break-Up," but it appears the popular actress has found a new film to divert her attention from avoiding the paparazzi and keeping tabs on her investment in SmartWater. Variety reports that Aniston is set to star in the new romantic comedy "Management." The independently financed picture, which will be released by MGM, finds Aniston playing a traveling salesperson who sells cheap art to small companies and motels. During one of her stops, she makes the mistake of having a fling with a loser assistant hotel manager, and he ends up following her all over the country. Steve Zahn, who recently received stellar reviews for his role as a Vietnam prisoner of war in "Rescue Dawn" but is better known for playing the funny sidekick in flicks such as "Sahara," will portray the obsessed manager. Since "The Break-Up," Aniston has aligned herself with several studio productions that haven't gotten off the ground, but production on "Management" is expected to begin soon.
's TV show, "," hasn't worked since last summer's flick "," but it appears the popular actress has found a new film to divert her attention from avoiding the paparazzi and keeping tabs on her investment in SmartWater. Variety reports that Aniston is set to star in the new romantic comedy "Management." The independently financed picture, which will be released by MGM, finds Aniston playing a traveling salesperson who sells cheap art to small companies and motels. During one of her stops, she makes the mistake of having a fling with a loser assistant hotel manager, and he ends up following her all over the country. , who recently received stellar reviews for his role as a Vietnam prisoner of war in "" but is better known for playing the funny sidekick in flicks such as "," will portray the obsessed manager. Since "The Break-Up," Aniston has aligned herself with several studio productions that haven't gotten off the ground, but production on "Management" is expected to begin soon.
Like Aniston, Brit Ricky Gervais made his name in TV comedies, most notably the original incarnation of "The Office," but now he's slowly making the transition to the big screen. Gervais has already played supporting roles in "Night at the Museum," "For Your Consideration" and this week's "Stardust," but it appears Hollywood is finally giving him a shot at his first leading role. Variety reports that Gervais is set to go into "Early Retirement" for Warner Bros. after a recent pitch by writer Mark Perez. Unlike so many comedies that follow the formula of the work-obsessed man who quits his demanding job to spend more time with his family, "Retirement" will pick up where those pictures leave off -- and it's not necessarily a happy ending. Gervais will have to wait for his shot at leading-man fame, though, because the script for "Retirement" is still in development. In the meantime, he'll make do starring opposite Greg Kinnear and Tea Leoni in "Ghost Town" for DreamWorks. Production on that romantic comedy is expected to begin in New York this October.
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Aniston Returns To The Big Screen
