The comedic-duo of Paul Rudd and Steve Carell, who acted alongside each other in “Anchorman,” and “40 Year Old Virgin” are reuniting with director Jay Roach for “Dinner For Schmucks.” Carell stepped in after Sasha Baron Cohen dropped out of the film last year. The film, a remake of the 1998 French comedy “Le Diner de Cons” follows two friends who have an odd habit of inviting the biggest losers they can find over for a dinner party, only to mock them mercilessly when they leave.
The film was one of the most fought over projects in the Paramount-Dreamworks divorce last year, with Dreamworks winning the initial custody battle. But when the Spielberg run studio ran into its recent financial troubles, Paramount stepped back in to pick up some of the financial slack, with their new beau Spyglass also coming on to co-finance the film, creating an awkward, shared custody situation.
This will be Roach’s first feature film since the 2004 comedy, “Meet the Parents,” and despite the hectic schedules of the stars is set to begin shooting next fall.
[Variety via MTV.com]
Le Diner de Cons is a really good movie. I don’t know how Hollywood will handle it though; the French version is almost exactly like the play…