'Minors' matures with trio
Valderrama joins Feig's teen laffer
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Brett Kelly ("Bad Santa") and Tyler James Williams ("Everybody Hates Chris") also have joined the cast, with production set to begin next month in Utah.
Story, hatched from a radio broadcast segment of Ira Glass' "This American Life," revolves around a group of middle-school students from divorced homes who create a makeshift holiday when they end up stranded at the fictional Hoover Intl. Airport.
Feig, creator of the cult teen series "Freaks and Geeks," polished the script by Kate Kondell, who rewrote an original by Jacob Meszaros and Mya Stark.
Producers are Lauren Shuler Donner and Michael Aguilar. Glass, Julie Snyder and Carrie Morrow are exec producing.
Warners senior VP Dan Lin and production exec Lauren Craniotes oversee for the studio.
Valderrama also is set to star as Francis "Ponch" Poncherello in Warner Bros.' remake of TV series "CHiPS." He'll also be seen in Richard Linklater's "Fast Food Nation" for Fox Searchlight and "The Darwin Awards," which Bauer Martinez bought for U.S. distribution at Sundance. He also created, produced and will host upcoming MTV show "Yo Momma."
