Christoph Waltz And Chris Pine Could Be The Horrible Bosses In ‘Horrible Bosses 2’ [Updated]
You can’t make a movie calledHorrible Bosses 2without a few horrible bosses, so directorSean Andersand studio New Line are looking at a couple of notable names to play the villains.
Christoph WaltzandChris Pineare reportedly being courted to play a nasty father-son boss pair who’ll presumably make life hell for our poor heroes (returning starsJason Sudeikis,Jason Bateman, andCharlie Day). More details on the potential casting after the jump.Update:Varietyhas confirmed that Pine’s deal is done, so he’s definitely in the movie.
Honestly, this sounds like a more interesting career move for Pine than it does for Waltz. Pine could use a weirdo role to shake up his clean-cut leading man image, whereas Waltz has played evil and crazy about a half dozen times in the past few years.
But both actors have plenty going on at the moment. Pine leads this winter’sJack Ryan: Shadow Recruitand is currently filming Rob Marshall’sInto the Woods. He’s also wrapped Joe Carnahan’sStretch, due out next spring.
Waltz will next be seen in Terry Gilliam’sThe Zero Theorem, which hit Fantastic Fest this fall. His other upcoming roles include Tim Burton’sBig Eyeswith Amy Adams, Mike Newell’sReykjavik, and Stephen Gaghan’sCandy Store.
The firstHorrible Bossescentered on three friends who decide to kill each other’s bosses. Predictably, their plans go awry. Few details have been revealed about the sequel, but Waltz and Pine’s character descriptions suggest we’re in for another misadventure in a similar vein.
In addition to the central trio,Jamie Foxx, who played “murder consultant” Motherf***er Jones, is set to return. There’s no word on whetherKevin Spacey,Jennifer Aniston, orColin Farrellwill reprise their roles. (Sure, the film ended with all of them incapacitated in various ways, but a cameo wouldn’t be out of the question.)
Horrible Bosses 2opensNovember 26, 2014. It has a script originally byJohn Francis DaleyandJonathan Goldstein, with rewrites by Anders and producerJohn Morris.
