Alan Poul Set for CBS Films Release

LOS ANGELES: Alan Poul, whose credits include Swingtown and Six Feet Under, is in final negotiations to direct the first release from CBS Films, a romantic comedy with Jennifer Lopez.

Plan B will begin filming in May for a January 2010 theatrical release. This will mark the feature-directing debut for Poul, who was executive producer of HBO’s Six Feet Under and executive producer and director of CBS’s Swingtown. Poul has also directed multiple episodes of HBO’s historical epic Rome and polygamous family drama Big Love.

CBS Films, established in 2007, plans to develop and produce four to six movies a year spanning all genres, with production budgets of up to $50 million per film.