Catching up with the Bateman siblings
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- January
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Ever since “Arrested Development” got the ol’ heave-ho, there hasn’t been much news on Rye native Jason Bateman. And as for his sister Justine, well, I don’t think I’ve seen her in anything since “Family Ties” (except, of course, the Family Ties episode of “Arrested Development”). But suddenly both Westchester sibs are coming back in a big way.
Jason Bateman is in “Smokin’ Aces,” which comes out this week, and the comedy “Fast Track,” which will probably come out some time in the next 365 day. He’s also taking on more dramatic roles for 2007. The latest project he’s signed on for is “White Jazz,” a sequel to “LA Confidential,” in which he’ll star with George Clooney and Peter Berg. Alas, the original “Confidential” director, Curtis Hanson, won’t be helming the movie, but up-and-coming director Joe Carnahan (who’s also doing the adaptation of Mark Bowden’s “Killing Pablo”) has been attached.
Meanwhile, Justine has joined the cast of the inexplicably successful “Men in Trees” as Jack’s former girlfriend (the one who got away)  and newfound competition for Anne Heche. I know this only because my wife watches the show religiously and kept cheering “Mallory, Mallory” when Justine showed up in a recent episode.
“Berg and Bateman join L.A Confidential 2” [Moviehole]
“ABC transplants Trees” [Monterey Herald]
(Jason: AP Photo/Reed Saxon; Justine: ABC/Sergi Bachlakov)
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