Vaughn, Witherspoon set for comedy
Duo set for New Line's 'Four Christmases'
By DAVE MCNARY

Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon will star in New Line's holiday comedy "Four Christmases," set up at Spyglass with Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum and Jonathan Glickman producing.

Vaughn and Witherspoon are also producing the pic, in which a couple visit their four divorced parents on Christmas Day. Script's penned by the writing team of Matt Allen & Caleb Wilson.

New Line execs are meeting with directors and eying a late fall start of production - presumably with aim of getting "Four Christmases" into theaters during next year's holiday season.

Project brings Vaughn following the break-out success of 2005's "Wedding Crashers." Witherspoon, who won the Best Actress Oscar for "Walk the Line" this year, recently wrapped on political thriller "Rendition" opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and set for an October release.

Vaughn will next be seen in Warner's holiday comedy "Fred Claus" and next year's Picturehouse release "Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days and 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland."

Vince& Reese are going to star in a film together(comedy) ,i just have that feeling that there would be rumblings that they are a couple, can you imagine the comparisons people would come up with against jen, i know it is a little premature but as usual'us' mag is already leaning towards that area. God i hope that never happens

Why not?? If they like each other I think it would be great, she is her type (petite, cute, funny, smart, etc) but I stll don�t see it happening, Vince is too wild for Reese.

I agree. Vince deserves to be happy as much as Jen does, I think it would be great if he met his match in Reese and settled down. She seems like a sweet, down to earth girl and his type.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117969460.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562

Vince Vaughn in producing pact

Actor signs two-year deal with Universal U saddles up with Vaughn
By MICHAEL FLEMING
July 30, 2007

Universal Pictures has made a two-year, first-look producing deal with Vince Vaughn and his Wild West Picture Show Prods. Arrangement kicks off with three features, each of which could be a starring vehicle for Vaughn.

Vaughn has set in development "Male Doula," a high-concept comedy based on his idea, to be scripted by Dana Fox ("What Happens in Vegas ...").

He is partnered with "The Break-Up" producer Scott Stuber on two other projects. One is an untitled comedy Jon Favreau is scripting about couples that attend a retreat to reinvigorate their marriages. The other is "Realtors," a satire about the cutthroat chase for commissions by rival realtors in the residential housing market.

The deal given Wild West Pictures Show Prods. by U production prexy Donna Langley allows the shingle to acquire pitches and spec scripts and gives Vaughn a discretionary fund.

While Vaughn received his first producing credit with Favreau on their "Swingers" follow-up "Made," he made his mark as a producer with Universal on "The Break-Up." The comedy was based on Vaughn's idea, with Jeremy Garelick and Jay Lavender writing the script. After the pic grossed $205 million worldwide, U brass felt Vaughn was money and he didn't even know it.

"We came away feeling that he was one of the absolute smartest guys in the business, who attended to every part of the process with such focus and has a real touch for what is fresh and interesting for the culture," Universal Pictures chairman Marc Shmuger told Daily Variety. "We think Vince will find a long and comfortable place for himself here."

Vaughn was also a hands-on producer on the documentary "Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights -- Hollywood to the Heartland." Pic, which features Vaughn as emcee of a comedy tour, sold in a bidding battle to the Weinstein Co. at last year's Toronto Film Festival.

Months later, when Vaughn was unconvinced about the release and marketing strategy, he appealed directly to Weinstein and was able to buy back the film and make a new deal with New Line and Picturehouse. The pic will be released next year, after Vaughn stars in the holiday comedy "Fred Claus" for Warner Bros., bowing Nov. 9.

"I'm looking forward to working again with Marc, David Linde, Donna Langley and their talented teams," Vaughn said in a statement. "I had a great experience on 'The Break-Up,' and the marketing team, led by Adam Fogelson, did a fantastic job with the film."