‘Couples Retreat’ Trailer & Poster

Vince Vaugh and Jon Favreau’s belated re-teaming with their production pal, Peter Billingsley (the latter two co-produced the show “Dinner For Five” on IFC before they were “Iron Man”-sized superstars) has arrived in the form of the upcoming romantic comedy, “Couples Retreat.”

Billingsley (who always makes cameos in Favreau and Vaughn films like “Elf” and “The Break-Up”) make his directorial debut with a story essentially about four couple who take off on a tropical island resort. One of the couples is working on their marriage and by proxy the others are sucked into the resort’s couples therapy. Here’s the official synopsis:

Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Malin Akerman, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell and Faizon Love star in Universal Pictures’ upcoming comedy Couples Retreat. Based on an original idea of Vaughn’s, the comedy follows four Midwestern couples who embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort’s couples therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at real world problems faced by all couples. The film also stars Kali Hawk and Jean Reno.

It doesn’t look like it will re-invent the wheel, naturally, but it does look like another good time blast of dude-centric comedy. These guys are really great at riffing, Bateman is a perfect addition, and it should please in the exact way it’s meant to. presumably bringing in a boatload of female audiences as well who want to watch a fun, battle of the sexes. A.R Rahman of “Slumdog Millionaire” composed the score and the picture is due October 9, 2009.