Russo Brothers Can “Beat” This Oscar Sweeper and Jason Bateman Is Likely The First to Get His Hands on Their Secret Script

Published 05/03/2023, 12:30 AM EDT

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Jason Bateman and his knack for perfectionism with a tinge of uniqueness are not unknown to anyone. Be it the groundbreaking, crime-drenched Netflix blockbuster Ozark, or the one of its kind podcast, his works are bound to be entertaining. And so was it at the recent sets of Smartless. Many a time and oft various Hollywood bigwigs and high-profile personalities have graced the show. And this time around, it was none other than the eminent Hollywood Duo Russo Brothers joining the trio. 

In the course of the joyous pleasantries, the brothers might have just disclosed what their new project would be. Or at least what could be Jason Bateman’s next podcast headline, anytime soon. As the hosts were in the final stages of wrapping up their podcast, Joseph Russo dropped the surprise on Bateman. According to him, he likes working with talented actors and stars over and over again. And they have worked “double” with Bateman since they love spending time with him. 

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And while Bateman had now already gotten the hint, Anthony Russo claims, “I can beat that Everything Everywhere All At Once Script”. Everything Everywhere All at Once was the award sweeper at oscars this year. Moreover, it is not an insignificant deal we are talking about. The Russo’s were referring to a 310-page script that they would like to send to Jason Bateman. The claims straight away sent Bateman turning to Jesus in amazement. Nonetheless, as practical as it is, he does not want to let go of that money. 

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And that was not it. The brothers even plan to read it out loud in some of Smartless’ forthcoming episodes. “We’ll read it out loud right here,” pressed on the stars in a whole podcast. However, mastermind Bateman has a better suggestion. And that the Russos should just workshop it. 

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The golden trip of Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett never fails to crack their audience with delightful content. The three horsemen of comedy quite a lot of interesting topics with the directors. Starting from how they noticed a girl with her big “b***bs out,” to one of the Russo’s “m*sturbating” to comic movies, they opened up about it all. However, the main revelations were majorly about movies, shows, and Hollywood to it. 

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Meanwhile, gushing about Chris Pratt and his incredible sense of comedy was also a huge topic of amusement for the stars.

How did you like the podcast? Are you too amazed by the claims the brothers made? Let us know if your are looking forward

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Shraddha Das is a Content Lead and the Sub Group Head at Netflix Junkie. Captivated by the power of storytelling and the written word at a young age, which led her to pursue a career in journalism at the Esteemed KIIT School of Journalism and Mass Communication, in Orissa. She has over 1500 articles to her name.

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