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‘Townies’ Duo Sells Pitch To Fox 2000 Based On Viral Wedding Date Ad

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday April 1, 2013 @ 11:21am PDTTags: Andrew Cohen, Big Deals Film, Brendan O'Brien, Fox 2000, Townies

Brendan O'Brien TowniesAndrew Cohen TowniesEXCLUSIVE: After scoring a seven-figure deal with Universal for their R-rated comedy Townies, Andrew Cohen and Brendan O’Brien sold another pitch over the Easter weekend. This one also went for 7-figures and is based on the Craiglist ad that went viral in February when brothers Mike and Dave Stangle took to the personals in search of wedding dates. The untitled project takes it one step further: When the hard-partying bros finally select plus-ones, their dates end up even being even bigger messes than they are. READ MORE »

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Web Buddies Dave Franco, Christopher Mintz-Plasse Join ‘Townies’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday March 22, 2013 @ 8:38am PDTTags: Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Dave Franco, Townies, Universal Pictures
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EXCLUSIVE: Dave Franco and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who’ve developed chemistry in a popular series of Funny Or Die web videos, are joining forces onscreen. They’re joining Universal Pictures‘ Nicholas Stoller-directed comedy Townies, the upcoming Seth Rogen and … Read More »

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