13 July,2012 08:33 AM IST | | PTI
The 43-year-old actor is in talks to helm "Bad Words", a film about a man who exploits a loophole to enter a national kids spelling competition.
Bateman, who is also lined up to play the lead role, has gained experience as a director while working on TV show 'Valerie's Family' and taking charge of several episodes of 'Arrested Development and Family Matters'.u00a0
Jason Bateman
