Mike Kasdan: A nick from the helming block

KasdanFollowing within the actions of father Lawrence Kasdan, director Mike Kasdan has created out a effective career alternating between movies and tv, having a concentrate on comedy. He directed the "Freaks and Nerds" pilot and co-authored and directed "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," which gained him a Golden Globe nom.However it was the 2010 R-ranked laffer "Bad Teacher," starring Cameron Diaz like a potty-mouthed, pot-smoking teacher, that put him outrageous. Despite mixed reviews and it is R rating, the film made $216 worldwide. "It had been among the funniest scripts I'd ever read, even though people stored saying concerning the problems to do an R-ranked comedy, the difficulties overlap with coming to a comedy," he states. "You would like it to be funny constantly and you won't want to be lured through the R rating."Kasdan, who created actress Jennifer Westfeldt's directorial debut, "Buddies With Kids," which bowed in the Toronto Film Festival in September, also directed the pilot for that new hit series "The Brand New Girl" (the very first pickup of year) at Fox, when they have a general deal to create, produce and direct. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com