James Marsden To Co-Star Opposite Vince Vaughn In Buddy Action Pic ‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’ For 20th Century

Justin Kroll

24 June 2024 at 3:00 pm·1-min read

EXCLUSIVE: James Marsden is in negotiations to join Vince Vaughn in the 20th Century pic Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice. BenDavid Grabinski will write and direct with Andrew Lazar producing.

Deadline first reported in May that 20th Century landed the project following a heated bidding war. While plot details are vague, the spec is described as a buddy action comedy set in the criminal underworld.

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Marsden is coming off his scene-stealing role in Amazon Freevee’s Jury Duty, which was one of the breakout comedy series of 2023. He also appeared in the Michael Keaton-directed thriller Knox Goes Away.

Next up he can be seen in Dan Fogelman’s series Paradise City for Hulu. He is repped by CAA and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wetheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein.

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