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Universal Pictures Lands Action Comedy Spec ‘The Worst Man’ From Matt Altman & Dave Matalon; 87North To Produce


'The Worst Man,' an action comedy spec from Matt Altman & Dave Matalon, has landed at Universal Pictures, with 87North set to produce.

Kelly McCormick and David Leitch will produce The Worst Man through 87North’s first-look deal with Universal Pictures, whose Director of Development Tony Ducret will oversee the project, along with Max Jacoby for 87North. Up next for Leitch on the directing front is How to Rob a Bank, a crime thriller for Amazon MGM Studios, starring Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz, Anna Sawai, Pete Davidson, and Rhenzy Feliz, which is slated for release on September 4, 2026. Altman is repped by IAG, Parallax Talent Management, and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman; Matalon by Paradigm, Gotham Group, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller; and 87North by CAA and JSSK.

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