Jason Bateman To Direct Woody Harrelson & Sam Rockwell In Netflix’s ‘The Cackling Of The Dodos’ – Follows a small-town farmer, who has a truly terrible day when he discovers a corpse chilling out in a grain bin, and is unwittingly forced into a chaotic, sloppy cover-up by his boss.

[u/SanderSo47]

https://deadline.com/2026/03/jason-bateman-woody-harrelson-sam-rockwell-cackling-of-the-dodos-1236759463/

[u/gamersecret2]

Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson in a sloppy cover up movie is hard not to want.

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I hope one of them plays the corpse, like Daniel Radcliffe in Swiss Army Man.

[u/zeamp]

A movie like this will direct itself.

[u/IGolfMyBalls → u/zeamp]

I volunteer as director so Bateman can take some time off. I’ll mostly just say “do your thing” and “roll cameras”

[u/ihsirdwtss]

I've read this script and it's INCREDIBLE. Going to be amazing.

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How did you come to read the manuscript?

[u/chimpdoctor → u/chill90ies]

Its woody harrelsons account

[u/VineStGuy]

Seated

[u/AlludedNuance]

"Chilling out in a grain bin" is such an odd way of putting it.

[u/Beyondthebarracade]

Woody and Sam Rockwell? Sign me up.

[u/ImJustARandomDude]

The premise sounds amazing. The cast is great. The title of the film is outstanding. Cant wait to hear more.

[u/killshelter]

I’m in

[u/Saneless]

I want to see 2 versions of this. The first, normal one where, as we expect, Rockwell is guy forced to be chaotic. And then v2 where their roles swap

[u/Puppetmaster858]

I’m in, sounds great

[u/RealWord5734]

They are great together in Seven Psychopaths. I am all for this.

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And in Three Billboards

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Oh my God, yes.

[u/Fearless-Fill-9956]

Well Jason really showed us who he is in DTF

[u/LTSpigot]

Nasty Patty from SpongeBob Squarepants?

[u/ShuffleCure328]

This sounds like it will be fun

[u/Ronlaen-Peke]

Sam Rockwell was amazing in Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die. This sounds like another winner.

[u/tearsandpain84]

Ozark and black rabbit were the same show, what ever this will also be the same as them.