Jack Nicholson is in talks to star in James L. Brooks’s untitled romantic comedy at Columbia Pictures. According to Variety, Nicholson would be the last cast member to come onboard the ensemble project, which stars Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon and Owen Wilson. Bill Murray had been in talks to portray the father of Rudd's character, but in recent weeks he had lost his interest in the project. With production scheduled to start in less than two weeks, Brooks reached out to Nicholson. Two of Nicholson's three Oscars have come via Brooks films: 1983's "Terms of Endearment" and 1997's "As Good as It Gets." Brooks, who also wrote the screenplay, is producing alongside Paula Weinstein ("Blood Diamond"), Laurence Mark ("Dreamgirls") and Julie Ansell. The story centers on a love triangle, with Rudd playing an office executive attempting to win Witherspoon's love, and Wilson playing a pro baseball pitcher who is Rudd’s rival for Witherspoon’s affections.
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