Scribe Howard Franklin has been tapped to pen the urban comedy "Testify" for Bob Cooper's Landscape Entertainment and New Line Cinema. "Testify" centers on Billy Robinson, a young man who still lives with his parents in Trenton, N.J., but dreams of being Testify, a famous rap singer with his own record label, clothing line and soft drink. Also at New Line, Landscape has "Leisureworld," being rewritten by Casey McCabe; "The Salesman," being written by Dana Gould and starring Will Ferrell; "I Know That You Know That I Know," being written by Harley Peyton and starring Jim Carrey; "Lowest Common Denominator," being written by Scot Armstrong; and "Mr. Woodcock," written by Michael Carnes and Josh Gilbert.

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