In casting his previous films, director Jared Hess has shown an impeccable ability to choose leading men who can really bring the funny: Jon Heder in "Napoleon Dynamite" and Jack Black in "Nacho Libre."

For the next film he co-wrote with wife Jerusha to direct, curiously entitled "Gentlemen Broncos," Hess has cast boyish Michael Angarano as an aspiring author who attends a writing camp, where he discovers his idea for a story has been stolen by an acclaimed novelist.

"I think that, more so than 'Napoleon Dynamite' and 'Nacho Libre,' this is a more realistic story," Angarano mused, speculating about how "Broncos" might differ from the unconventional filmmaker's previous projects. So should we expect the "quirk factor" to be toned down this time around? "These characters are pretty out there," Angarano assured, "but the story is what drives the movie." Read more...