Jon Cryer, William H. Macy, Leslie Mann and James Spader have joined the cast of Robert Rodriguez’s new family comedy Shorts – which will be released through Warner Bros. Shorts will also feature Jimmy Bennett, Kat Dennings, Trevor Gagnon, Leo Howard, Devon Gearhart, Rebel Rodriguez, Jake Short and Jolie Vanier.

Variety reports Rodriguez (who brought the family friendly Spy Kids franchise to the screen) penned the screenplay for Shorts and will also serve as a producer on the film with Elizabeth Avellan through their Troublemaker Studios. Executive producing duties are handled by Dan Lin, Hunt Lowry and Stacy Cohen. Shorts is scheduled to start production in Austin, Texas.
Warner Bros, is handling producing duties on the film with Abu Dhabi Media Co. and Media Rights Capital.
For the film, Rodriguez will also work as his own director of photography, editor and visual effects supervisor (which also means the DVD special features should be loaded with the kind of goodies the director is known for).
Shorts is set in a suburb where all the houses look alike and everyone works for the same company, Black Box. The company is the manufacturer of communication devices and gadgets.
The little community is thrown into chaos when an 11-year-old boy gets hit in the head with a rainbow-colored rock – that also grants wishes to anyone who holds it.

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