Ivan Reitman to direct "Friends With Benefits"

By Siewaun
Reference: Variety

Veteran producer and director Ivan Reitman ("Ghostbusters series," "I Love You, Man") is set to direct a romantic comedy titled "Friends With Benefits - working title" for Paramount Pictures, starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher.

Written by Elizabeth Meriwether, Variety reports that "storyline generally revolves around the ease with which men and women become sexually involved, but have a far more difficult time establishing emotional bonds."

Reitman's Montecito Picture Company, in association with Portman's handsomecharliefilms and Kutcher's Katalyst, is producing with Paramount. Paramount are co-financing with Cold Spring Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment.

Reitman will produce alongside Montecito's Jeffrey Clifford, Joe Medjuck and Ali Bell. Montecito's Tom Pollock, Spyglass Entertainment's Roger Birnbaum, Portman, Gary Barber and Jon Glickman will executive produce.

Movie is set to be relesed on the 7th of January.