Noah Baumbach

After writing and directing the pitch perfect movie that is The Squid and the Whale , Noah Baumbach was undoubtedly under a heavy amount of self-imposed pressure to follow it up with something equally as caustic in its assessment of family dynamics. Even though the film is called Margot at the Wedding , a more accurate title might be Margot at the Convention of Psychopaths , but then studios are so stringent about names that reveal too much of the plot. Consequently, Margot at the Wedding isn’t really a script that is plot-driven, but centered around Margot’s (played by the effortlessly callous Nicole Kidman ... Read Full Story

Production began last week in Los Angeles on the “untitled” film starring Ben Stiller for writer/director Noah Baumbach, an Academy Award nominee for his original screenplay of The Squid and the Whale (which he also directed). Scott Rudin, an Academy Award winner as producer of No Country for Old Men , and Jennifer Jason Leigh are producing the movie, to which Focus Features holds worldwide rights. The script is an original story by Baumbach and revolves around, Roger Greenberg (Stiller), who at a crossroads in his life, ends up housesitting at his brother’s home in Los Angeles. There, he strikes up an unlikely friendship ... Read Full Story

Jennifer Jason Leigh will play the estranged older sister of Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker) on at least two upcoming episodesof Showtime's Weeds, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The fifth season of the show, which follows the misadventures of a suburban housewife-turned-drug dealer (Parker), will debut in June. Leigh will next be seen on the big screen opposite Ben Stiller in 2010's Greenberg, a drama written and directed by Leigh's husband, Noah Baumbach (Margot at the Wedding). Jennifer Jason Image Read Full Story

Single White Female star Jennifer Jason Leigh and her director husband Noah Baumbach are expecting their first child together, according to U.S. reports. The couple, who wed in 2005, has been trying to start a family for more than a year. "Having children is something they have wanted for some time. They are overjoyed with the news. "Jennifer wanted to play it safe and not tell anyone until she was past the three-month mark. But now that she has reached that stage, she has been telling some of those close to her. "Noah and Jennifer are so in love - and they're going to ... Read Full Story

Single White Female star, Jennifer Jason Leigh , and her director husband Noah Baumbach are said to be expecting their first child together, the National Enquirer reports. The couple, who wed in 2005, are reportedly thrilled with the news. A source told the rag, "Having children is something they have wanted for some time. They are overjoyed with the news. Jennifer wanted to play it safe and not tell anyone until she was past the three-month mark. But now that she has reached that stage, she has been telling some of those close to her." The source added, "Noah and Jennifer are so in ... Read Full Story