Update: “Family Getaway” by Jeremiah Friedman & Nick Palmer

Talk about instant karma! Yesterday I post this Q&A with screenwriters Jeremiah Friedman & Nick Palmer. Later the same day, I read this:

EXCLUSIVE: Jake Kasdan is already getting good buzz for “Bad Teacher,” the raunchy Cameron Diaz comedy that opens next month. Now he looks to be gearing up for a new comedy.

The filmmaker is set to come aboard a movie called “Family Getaway,” according to a person who was briefed on the project but asked not to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the discussions.

The Warner Bros. film is a dysfunctional-family tale about a clan that has to go on the run after its Thanksgiving dinner is crashed by assassins (“Little Miss Sunshine” meets Jason Bourne, is the pitch line).

The film is based on an original script from up-and-coming writers Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer, who are also writing “The Bodyguard’ remake for the studio.

And yes, for those paying attention at home, that means Messrs. Friedman & Palmer are working with two Kasdans simultaneously Larry (father) on “The Bodygard” and Jake (son) on “Family Getaway.”

Here is a rundown of some of Jake’s directing credits: Zero Effect, Orange County, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, and the aforementioned Bad Teacher, interesting movies all.

This is just terrific news for Jeremiah and Nick. And clearly an example of GITS karma in action!

Congrats, guys!