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James McAvoy to work 'With Cancer'
By Adnan Tezer Aug 18, 2009, 20:55 GMT
James McAvoy has checked into Mandate Pictures' comedic adaptation of the Will Reiser novel "I'm With Cancer." Nicole Holofcener will direct, and the film will co-star Seth Rogen, who is also producing.
McAvoy will play a 25-year-old who learns he has cancer and successfully battles the disease over several years.
According to Variety, the character is based on the real experiences of screenwriter Will Reiser, who won his own fight with cancer in his mid-20s.
Reiser wrote the script for the yet-to-be-titled film; Holofcener will begin shooting in January.
Helmer, who broke out with the indie films "Walking and Talking" and "Lovely and Amazing" before the Jennifer Aniston film "Friends With Money," recently completed "Please Give," which she wrote and directed. Sony Pictures Classics will release the film next spring; Catherine Keener, Rebecca Hall and Amanda Peet star.
Rogen is producing the "Cancer" adaptation with his writing partner Evan Goldberg and former "Daily Show" executive producer Ben Karlin.
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