Kendrick, Rogen in talks to star in Babies, LA-set dramedy

Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen are in negotiations to star in Babies, a Los Angeles set contemporary comedy drama written and to be directed by Lauren Miller Rogen, with production slated to begin this November in Los Angeles, industry reports said. The film centers on a couple weighing whether to have children who find themselves thrust into parenting when a newly divorced friend moves in with her three year old.

"Struggling with the decision of whether or not to bring a child into the world, Annie Kendrick and her husband Aaron Rogen become instant coparents when their newly divorced friend moves into their home with her three year old," reads the project synopsis circulated by production representatives. Negotiations between Kendrick and Rogen are ongoing, and roles and final casting have not been confirmed.

AGC Studios and Monarch Media are set to cofinance and produce Babies alongside Lylas Pictures, the production banner of Miller Rogen and Jen W. Ray. Stuart Ford, chairman and chief executive of AGC Studios, and Steve Barnett, partner and chief executive of Monarch, are attached as producers, with Miguel A. Palos Jr. and Zach Garrett producing for AGC, Alan Powell and Vicky...