 that the humor was " rarely actually laugh @-@ out @-@ loud funny , and never truly dark or daring " . She particularly criticized the all @-@ white , male protagonists and a plot she deemed racist and filled with " stereotypes " . Justin Chang of Variety praised the performance of the ensemble cast , but considered the plot to be " predictably moronic , vulgar and juvenile " . Chang echoed the sentiments of The Village Voice in lamenting that the film failed to pursue the premise to " darker , more daring territory " and faulted it for falling back on " over @-@ the @-@ top comic exaggeration " .   = = = Accolades = = =   The film received several award nominations , including a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor for Colin Farrell , and three nominations from the 2012 Comedy Awards , including Comedy Actor for Bateman , Comedy Actress for Aniston , and best Comedy Film . Farrell and Aniston were both nominated for Best On @-@ Screen Dirt Bag at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards , with Aniston claiming the award . Farrell also received a nomination for Best On @-@ Screen Transformation .   = = = Home media = = =   On July 26 , 2011 , FX obtained the rights to the network premiere of the film .   Horrible Bosses was released on DVD and Blu @-@ ray Disc in the United States on October 11 , 2011 . The DVD version sold an estimated 400 @,@ 682 units in the United States during its first week , earning approximately $ 6 @.@ 1 million . It was the number 2 best selling DVD of the week , finishing behind Green Lantern , and the number 3 Blu @-@ ray disc film behind Green Lantern and The Lion King . As of November 2012 , it has sold an estimated 1 @.@ 3 million units and earned $ 18 @.@ 3 million .   The DVD contains the theatrical cut of the film and deleted scenes . The Blu @-@ ray Disc edition contains the Blu @-@ ray Disc , the DVD and a digital version of the film in a single pack . The Blu @-@ ray Disc version is an unrated , extended cut ( the " Totally Inappropriate Edition " ) with a runtime of 106 minutes compared to the theatrical 98 minutes . The Blu @-@ ray Disc contains deleted scenes and four featurettes : My Least Favorite Career , Surviving a Horrible Boss , Being Mean Is So Much Fun , and The Making of the Horrible Bosses Soundtrack . Both the theatrical and extended cuts are presented in the film 's original aspect ratio of 2 @.@ 39 : 1 with DTS @-@ HD Master Audio sound . Beginning with the Blu @-@ ray Disc release of Horrible Bosses and Green Lantern , Warner Bros. included a code that allows the owner to access a version of the film via UltraViolet , a cloud storage service which allows streaming or downloading to a variety of devices .   = = Sequel = =   Seth Gordon confirmed in July 2011 that talks were underway for a sequel , after the financial success of the film in the United States , saying : " Yeah , we 've definitely discussed it . It 's done well in the States , the film has , so that 's becoming a more concerted effort now , we 're trying to figure out what the sequel could be . " On January 4 , 2012 , it was confirmed that a sequel was moving forward , and that Goldstein and Daley would be returning to write the script . New Line was reported to be negotiating with Gordon to return as director , with Bateman , Day , and Sudeikis also expected to return to their roles . On February 27 , 2012 , it was confirmed that Goldstein and Daley were in the process of writing the new script . In March 2013 , Goldstein and Daley confirmed that they had submitted multiple draft scripts for the sequel , and that production had moved towards finalizing the budget . Later in the same month Bateman , Day , and Sudeikis were confirmed to be reprising their roles , with Foxx negotiating to return . The film will again be produced by Brett Ratner and Jay Stern . In August 2013 , it was announced that Gordon would not be returning to direct because of scheduling conflicts and that the studio was actively searching for a replacement . In September 2013 , Sean Anders was announced as Gordon 's replacement , with John Morris joining the production as a producer . The pair had previously performed a rewrite on Goldstein 's and Daley 's sequel script . Filming had been scheduled to begin in summer 2013 , but began in November 2013 . Foxx , Jennifer Aniston , and Kevin Spacey reprised their roles , with Christoph Waltz and Chris Pine joining the cast .   = 1985 Rajneeshee assassination plot =   The 1985 Rajneeshee assassination plot was a conspiracy by a group of high @-@ ranking followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ( later known as Osho ) to assassinate Charles
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Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= ĠAcc ol ades Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠThe Ġfilm Ġreceived Ġseveral Ġaward Ġnominations Ġ, Ġincluding Ġa ĠSatellite ĠAward Ġfor ĠBest ĠSupporting ĠActor Ġfor ĠColin ĠFarrell Ġ, Ġand Ġthree Ġnominations Ġfrom Ġthe Ġ2012 ĠComedy ĠAwards Ġ, Ġincluding ĠComedy ĠActor Ġfor ĠBat eman Ġ, ĠComedy ĠActress Ġfor ĠAn iston Ġ, Ġand Ġbest ĠComedy ĠFilm Ġ. ĠFarrell Ġand ĠAn iston Ġwere Ġboth Ġnominated Ġfor ĠBest ĠOn Ġ@ - @ ĠScreen ĠDirt ĠBag Ġat Ġthe Ġ2012 ĠMTV ĠMovie ĠAwards Ġ, Ġwith ĠAn iston Ġclaiming Ġthe Ġaward Ġ. ĠFarrell Ġalso Ġreceived Ġa Ġnomination Ġfor ĠBest ĠOn Ġ@ - @ ĠScreen ĠTransformation Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= ĠHome Ġmedia Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠOn ĠJuly Ġ26 Ġ, Ġ2011 Ġ, ĠFX Ġobtained Ġthe Ġrights Ġto Ġthe Ġnetwork Ġpremiere Ġof Ġthe Ġfilm Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠHor rible ĠBoss es Ġwas Ġreleased Ġon ĠDVD Ġand ĠBlu Ġ@ - @ Ġray ĠDisc Ġin Ġthe ĠUnited ĠStates Ġon ĠOctober Ġ11 Ġ, Ġ2011 Ġ. ĠThe ĠDVD Ġversion Ġsold Ġan Ġestimated Ġ400 Ġ@ , @ Ġ6 82 Ġunits Ġin Ġthe ĠUnited ĠStates Ġduring Ġits Ġfirst Ġweek Ġ, Ġearning Ġapproximately Ġ$ Ġ6 Ġ@ . @ Ġ1 Ġmillion Ġ. ĠIt Ġwas Ġthe Ġnumber Ġ2 Ġbest Ġselling ĠDVD Ġof Ġthe Ġweek Ġ, Ġfinishing Ġbehind ĠGreen ĠLantern Ġ, Ġand Ġthe Ġnumber Ġ3 ĠBlu Ġ@ - @ Ġray Ġdisc Ġfilm Ġbehind ĠGreen ĠLantern Ġand ĠThe ĠLion ĠKing Ġ. ĠAs Ġof ĠNovember Ġ2012 Ġ, Ġit Ġhas Ġsold Ġan Ġestimated Ġ1 Ġ@ . @ Ġ3 Ġmillion Ġunits Ġand Ġearned Ġ$ Ġ18 Ġ@ . @ Ġ3 Ġmillion Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠThe ĠDVD Ġcontains Ġthe Ġtheatrical Ġcut Ġof Ġthe Ġfilm Ġand Ġdeleted Ġscenes Ġ. ĠThe ĠBlu Ġ@ - @ Ġray ĠDisc Ġedition Ġcontains Ġthe ĠBlu Ġ@ - @ Ġray ĠDisc Ġ, Ġthe ĠDVD Ġand Ġa Ġdigital Ġversion Ġof Ġthe Ġfilm Ġin Ġa Ġsingle Ġpack Ġ. ĠThe ĠBlu Ġ@ - @ Ġray ĠDisc Ġversion Ġis Ġan Ġun rated Ġ, Ġextended Ġcut Ġ( Ġthe Ġ" ĠTotally ĠIn appropriate ĠEdition Ġ" Ġ) Ġwith Ġa Ġruntime Ġof Ġ106 Ġminutes Ġcompared Ġto Ġthe Ġtheatrical Ġ98 Ġminutes Ġ. ĠThe ĠBlu Ġ@ - @ Ġray ĠDisc Ġcontains Ġdeleted Ġscenes Ġand Ġfour Ġfeature ttes Ġ: ĠMy ĠLe ast ĠFavorite ĠCareer Ġ, ĠSurv iving Ġa ĠHor rible ĠBoss Ġ, ĠBeing ĠMean ĠIs ĠSo ĠMuch ĠFun Ġ, Ġand ĠThe ĠMaking Ġof Ġthe ĠHor rible ĠBoss es ĠSound track Ġ. ĠBoth Ġthe Ġtheatrical Ġand Ġextended Ġcuts Ġare Ġpresented Ġin Ġthe Ġfilm Ġ' s Ġoriginal Ġaspect Ġratio Ġof Ġ2 Ġ@ . @ Ġ39 Ġ: Ġ1 Ġwith ĠD TS Ġ@ - @ ĠHD ĠMaster ĠAudio Ġsound Ġ. ĠBeginning Ġwith Ġthe ĠBlu Ġ@ - @ Ġray ĠDisc Ġrelease Ġof ĠHor rible ĠBoss es Ġand ĠGreen ĠLantern Ġ, ĠWarner ĠBros . Ġincluded Ġa Ġcode Ġthat Ġallows Ġthe Ġowner Ġto Ġaccess Ġa Ġversion Ġof Ġthe Ġfilm Ġvia ĠUltra V iolet Ġ, Ġa Ġcloud Ġstorage Ġservice Ġwhich Ġallows Ġstreaming Ġor Ġdownloading Ġto Ġa Ġvariety Ġof Ġdevices Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= ĠSequ el Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠSeth ĠGordon Ġconfirmed Ġin ĠJuly Ġ2011 Ġthat Ġtalks Ġwere Ġunderway Ġfor Ġa Ġsequel Ġ, Ġafter Ġthe Ġfinancial Ġsuccess Ġof Ġthe Ġfilm Ġin Ġthe ĠUnited ĠStates Ġ, Ġsaying Ġ: Ġ" ĠYeah Ġ, Ġwe Ġ' ve Ġdefinitely Ġdiscussed Ġit Ġ. ĠIt Ġ' s Ġdone Ġwell Ġin Ġthe ĠStates Ġ, Ġthe Ġfilm Ġhas Ġ, Ġso Ġthat Ġ' s Ġbecoming Ġa Ġmore Ġconcerted Ġeffort Ġnow Ġ, Ġwe Ġ' re Ġtrying Ġto Ġfigure Ġout Ġwhat Ġthe Ġsequel Ġcould Ġbe Ġ. Ġ" ĠOn ĠJanuary Ġ4 Ġ, Ġ2012 Ġ, Ġit Ġwas Ġconfirmed Ġthat Ġa Ġsequel Ġwas Ġmoving Ġforward Ġ, Ġand Ġthat ĠGoldstein Ġand ĠD aley Ġwould Ġbe Ġreturning Ġto Ġwrite Ġthe Ġscript Ġ. ĠNew ĠLine Ġwas Ġreported Ġto Ġbe Ġnegotiating Ġwith ĠGordon Ġto Ġreturn Ġas Ġdirector Ġ, Ġwith ĠBat eman Ġ, ĠDay Ġ, Ġand ĠS ude ik is Ġalso Ġexpected Ġto Ġreturn Ġto Ġtheir Ġroles Ġ. ĠOn ĠFebruary Ġ27 Ġ, Ġ2012 Ġ, Ġit Ġwas Ġconfirmed Ġthat ĠGoldstein Ġand ĠD aley Ġwere Ġin Ġthe Ġprocess Ġof Ġwriting Ġthe Ġnew Ġscript Ġ. ĠIn ĠMarch Ġ2013 Ġ, ĠGoldstein Ġand ĠD aley Ġconfirmed Ġthat Ġthey Ġhad Ġsubmitted Ġmultiple Ġdraft Ġscripts Ġfor Ġthe Ġsequel Ġ, Ġand Ġthat Ġproduction Ġhad Ġmoved Ġtowards Ġfinal izing Ġthe Ġbudget Ġ. ĠLater Ġin Ġthe Ġsame Ġmonth ĠBat eman Ġ, ĠDay Ġ, Ġand ĠS ude ik is Ġwere Ġconfirmed Ġto Ġbe Ġre prising Ġtheir Ġroles Ġ, Ġwith ĠFox x Ġnegotiating Ġto Ġreturn Ġ. ĠThe Ġfilm Ġwill Ġagain Ġbe Ġproduced Ġby ĠBrett ĠRat ner Ġand ĠJay ĠStern Ġ. ĠIn ĠAugust Ġ2013 Ġ, Ġit Ġwas Ġannounced Ġthat ĠGordon Ġwould Ġnot Ġbe Ġreturning Ġto Ġdirect Ġbecause Ġof Ġscheduling Ġconflicts Ġand Ġthat Ġthe Ġstudio Ġwas Ġactively Ġsearching Ġfor Ġa Ġreplacement Ġ. ĠIn ĠSeptember Ġ2013 Ġ, ĠSean ĠAnders Ġwas Ġannounced Ġas ĠGordon Ġ' s Ġreplacement Ġ, Ġwith ĠJohn ĠMorris Ġjoining Ġthe Ġproduction Ġas Ġa Ġproducer Ġ. ĠThe Ġpair Ġhad Ġpreviously Ġperformed Ġa Ġrewrite Ġon ĠGoldstein Ġ' s Ġand ĠD aley Ġ' s Ġsequel Ġscript Ġ. ĠFil ming Ġhad Ġbeen Ġscheduled Ġto Ġbegin Ġin Ġsummer Ġ2013 Ġ, Ġbut Ġbegan Ġin ĠNovember Ġ2013 Ġ. ĠFox x Ġ, ĠJennifer ĠAn iston Ġ, Ġand ĠKevin ĠSpace y Ġrepr ised Ġtheir Ġroles Ġ, Ġwith ĠChrist oph ĠWalt z Ġand ĠChris ĠPine Ġjoining Ġthe Ġcast Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ1985 ĠRaj ne es hee Ġassassination Ġplot Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠThe Ġ1985 ĠRaj ne es hee Ġassassination Ġplot Ġwas Ġa Ġconspiracy Ġby Ġa Ġgroup Ġof Ġhigh Ġ@ - @ Ġranking Ġfollowers Ġof ĠBh ag wan ĠSh ree ĠRaj ne esh Ġ( Ġlater Ġknown Ġas ĠOsh o Ġ) Ġto Ġassassinate ĠCharles