Richard Linklater close to new project

Don't count on Richard Linklater to make his college film--the one he
said was a sort of "spiritual" sequel to Dazed and Confused. Word is the
funding never materialized. Now Variety reports that Linklater is close
to signing on for something called Liars (AE). Written by Emma Forrest,
it's a "romantic comedy about a woman who, on the way to President
Obama's inauguration, retrieves lost items from her ex-boyfriends."

It's a re-pairing for Linklater with producer Scott Rudin, the guy known
for throwing telepones at his assistants. He and Linklater previously
teamed up on School of Rock. Rudin also was behind both There Will Be
Blood and No Country for Old Men, the dueling Best Picture Oscar
nominees that both shot in Marfa.