"Juno" director Reitman coming up for "Air"

By Borys Kit

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Oscar-nominated "Juno" director Jason Reitman is turning the corporate satire "Up in the Air" into a movie.

He is attached to adapt the novel by "Thumbsucker" author Walter Kirn, but has yet to announce his third directing job after "Thank You For Smoking" and "Juno."

Published in 2002, "Up in the Air" is a satire of corporate culture, centering on a management consultant who engages in career transition counseling, a euphemism for firing people. The man's ultimate goal is to accumulate 1 million frequent flier miles while trying to get a plum job at a mysterious management company called MythTech.

The Montecito Picture Co., the production company run by Reitman's father, Ivan Reitman, owns the rights to the book.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter