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Early buzz: Donald De Line
Producer Donald De Line will be having a big South by Southwest moment this year. His movie ‘I Love You, Man’ will be the opening-night film on March 13, and his other new movie, ‘Observe and Report,’ will be the centerpiece screening on March 16.
Most people in Austin probably don’t know anything about De Line, but they should. He’s a former chairman of Paramount and a former president of Touchstone. And he now has his own production company, De Line Pictures.
‘I Love You, Man,’ which will have its premiere in Austin, stars Paul Rudd and Jason Segel. In need of a best man for his upcoming wedding, Rudd goes on a series on ‘man dates’ in an attempt to find a friend. John Hamburg directs, and most of the cast will be on hand for the premiere. It’s scheduled for wide release March 20, a week after playing SXSW.
‘Observe and Report,’ another comedy that will premiere here, stars Seth Rogen as a bipolar security guard who is trying to track down a mall flasher. It’s directed by Jody Hill and will go into wide release April 10. Ray Liotta and Austin’s Jesse Plemons co-star.
In addition to De Line’s two new movies, he’s also working on big-screen versions of ‘Green Lantern,’ directed by Martin Campbell; ‘The Jetsons,’ with Austin’s writer/director Robert Rodriguez; and ‘Yogi Bear.’
Screenings: ‘I Love You, Man,’ 7:30 p.m. March 13 at the Paramount
‘Observe and Report,’ 9:30 p.m., March 16 at the Paramount
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By Mark Blair
March 16, 2009 3:42 AM | Link to this
DeLine was also the lead producer of the Disney/Touchstone film, “Captain Ron,” with Kurt Russell and Martin Short, that was written by austinite John Dwyer.