Radley: The tan and chiseled Ryan Reynolds and Bradley Cooper, real-life friends (!), will be starring in a movie together. The duo are attached to star in an untitled original action-comedy written by Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air). The story follows two friends, both San Francisco cops, whose fathers were once partners on the force; the dads are “forced out of retirement to help their sons crack a case.†The film is aiming for an “updated Lethal Weapon flavor that plays into edgier R-rated territory.†No, you’re not dreaming: Bradley Cooper and Ryan Reynolds are actually co-starring in an “edgy†movie about San Francisco policemen friends. [Risky Business/HR]
Welcome To The D.C., Bitch: Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are developing a Washington D.C.-set drama under their new Fake Empire banner. ABC has given a put pilot order to the project, which will focus on a group of young roommates who “juggle their personal and professional lives in Washington.†Will Fetters (Remember Me) is writing the script. Let’s hope this show brings more drama than the so-far-snooze-worthy D.C. Real Housewives are delivering. [Variety]
Anything But Ordinary: Twilight vamp Jackson Rathbone (who plays Jasper Cullen) will be joining another supernaturally-tinged project. Rathbone will be taking on a potentially recurring role on ABC’s No Ordinary Family. He’ll play Trent Stafford, a high school classmate of telepath Daphne (Kay Panabaker). Trent was recently the victim of a home invasion robbery, and we’re guessing that means Daphne will be helping to solve the crime before, of course, managing to win his heart. [Ausiello Files/EW]
Nudist Swap: Joe Lo Truglio (Superbad) is replacing Fred Armisen in the part of nudist Wayne Dunbar in the film Wanderlust, the Judd Apatow-produced comedy starring Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd and Justin Theroux. Well, if there’s any time to start that diet you’ve been putting off since New Year’s, Joe Lo, it’s now. [Deadline]
Hill Country: Ari Graynor (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) has scored the female lead opposite Jonah Hill in The Sitter, the David Gordon Green-directed Fox comedy. Graynor will be playing Hill’s girlfriend. [Deadline]
Trio For Trespass: Three actors you probably don’t know - Ben Mendelsohn (Animal Kingdom), Dash Mihok and Liana Liberato (Trust) - are joining two you probably do - Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage - in the Joel Schumacher-directed action-adventure film Trespass. [Variety]