In this instance at least, yes. Here's the story from The Playlist:Considering how long it takes to actually get a movie made—even the most hard-working of filmmakers can go three or four years between projects, through no fault of their own—it’s not surprising that many A-list screenwriters, or writer-directors, get through the lean years by taking script doctor gigs. It’s fast, well-paid work, it rarely amounts to more than a dialogue polish, as the films are generally too close to production for major structural changes to take place, and, if the film turns out badly, it doesn’t reflect badly on you, as any doctoring generally goes uncredited, which is why names from John Sayles to Joss Whedon have made hay from it over the years.
The latest to join their ranks is Jason Reitman, the extremely talented helmer of “Thank You For Smoking,” “Juno” and “Up in the Air.” While he’s still perhaps best known for his collaboration with Diablo Cody on “Juno” (and the upcoming “Young Adult”), Reitman wrote his other two pictures himself, and his Oscar-nominated screenwriting chops have landed him a profitable few weeks of work as he completes his latest film (and gears up for his next, “Labor Day,” which added Josh Brolin and Kate Winslet to its cast yesterday): The Hollywood Reporter say that Reitman has been hired to punch up the script for the Steve Carell vehicle “Burt Wonderstone.”
