Jason Bateman in Talks to Star in We're the Millers

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Jason Bateman is in negotiations to star in the comedy We're the Millers from Warner Bros.

The film centers on a drug dealer who decides to give up the business on his 30th birthday, but only have pulling one last job - smuggling a huge amount of weed from Mexico to the US.

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The film will be directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story), but no other stars have been announced.

Bateman is very in-demand right now.  He's appearing in two comedies this summer alone - Horrible Bosses is already out in theaters and The Change-Up will hit theaters on August 5, 2011.

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We can sum up Jason Bateman in two words: Arrested Development. That witty, incredible sitcom perfectly depicted the sarcastic acting chops of this star.

Bateman enjoys a happy family life with his wife, actress Amanda Anka, daughter of singer Paul Anka. They wed in 2003 and had their first child, Francesca Nora Bateman, on October 28, 2006.

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