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Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell start work on big-screen comedy in LA

By Karen Butler
Actress Amy Poehler arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 20, 2015. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI. Poehler is working on a big-screen comedy with her former "Saturday Night Live" co-star Will Ferrell.
1 of 2 | Actress Amy Poehler arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 20, 2015. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI. Poehler is working on a big-screen comedy with her former "Saturday Night Live" co-star Will Ferrell. | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Saturday Night Live veterans Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler have begun work in Los Angeles on a yet-to-be-titled, big-screen comedy.

The New Line Cinema project marks Andrew Jay Cohen's feature-film, directorial debut. The movie was penned by Brendan O'Brien, with whom Cohen previously wrote the 2014 blockbuster Neighbors.

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"After Scott and Kate Johansen lose their daughter Alex's college fund, they become desperate to earn it back so she can pursue her dream of attending a university. With the help of their neighbor Frank, they decide to start an illegal casino in the basement of his house," a synopsis for the Poehler-Ferrell comedy said.

The movie co-stars Jason Mantzoukas, Ryan Simpkins, Nick Kroll, Jessie Ennis, Rob Huebel and Cedric Yarbrough.

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