Will “Hot Tub Time Machine” do for Rob Corddry what “The Hangover” did for, well, the entire cast of “The Hangover”? Well, that remains to be seen but Corddry was hands down the best thing about the wildly uneven comedy that was never as funny as it thought it was being and it appears Hollywood has taken notice.
Corddry has signed on to his first post-“Hot Tub Time Machine” project and its the Jennifer Garner led dramedy “Butter.” The film, follows the story of a reigning butter sculpting champion who stands down and sees his wife attempt to take his mantle, only for a young African-American girl to stand in her way. Corddry joins the rest of the cast that includes Kate Hudson, Ty Burrell and Yara Shahidi. The film was written by Jason Micallef who intend the story as a political satire noting that he was “looking for some venue that people take very seriously but is also ridiculous, like politics, but at the same time is really visual.” No word yet if how heavy those overtones will be, or if they are still present in the final draft, but with Corddry being a graduate of “The Daily Show” it will be right in his wheelhouse.
Filming on “Butter” is set to begin later this month.
