Elizabeth Banks (the aspiring journalist), Emily Mortimer (the perfect mom), and Zooey Deschanel (the lesbian!) will play the sisters of Paul Rudd in Jesse Peretz’ upcoming comedy My Idiot Brother. Rashida Jones is Zooey’s girlfriend, in a fun twist on the Rudd-Jones romance from 2009′s I Love You, Man. All five of them can sit around having staring contests while trying to determine who has the most unique and exquisite eye color. Still no word on who plays their “overbearing mother.”
I love Paul Rudd! I can’t wait to see it! Have you seen Dinner For Schmucks yet?
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Posted Thursday, August 5th, 2010 at 9:09am
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Hugh Dancy, Kathryn Hahn, Shirley Knight, and Janet Montgomery are the latest to join the comedy My Idiot Brother, which stars Paul Rudd as a man “who upends the lives” of his three sisters, who are portrayed by Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, and Elizabeth Banks. Knight will appear as Rudd’s mother, while Dancy will play a friend of Rudd’s sister. Hahn will play Rudd’s ex, who surely would have stayed with him had she gotten a taste of a little Sex Panther. (Variety)
Zach Galifianakis and Paul Rudd, who appear together in Paramount’s upcoming comedy “Dinner for Schmucks,” are teaming up again to star in the Paramount comedy “Will.”
Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton are directing, with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez on board to produce.
The story follows an ordinary guy (Rudd) who lives in a world where people’s lives and destinies are being written by scribes in Heaven. The man wakes up one day to find that his heavenly writer (Galifianakis) has decided to no longer draft his life, and he must go about his day unscripted, ending up on a journey to fulfill his hidden potential.
The script, by Demetri Martin, used to be a DreamWorks project but moved over to Paramount.
UTA-repped Faris and Dayton became a hit directing duo with “Little Miss Sunshine” but have struggled to find a follow-up effort. They were attached to do “Used Guys” at Fox, but that fell apart due to a ballooning budget.
Rudd, repped by UTA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners, also appeared in Paramount’s hit “I Love You, Man.”
For Galifianakis, repped by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners, “Will” continues his streak of booking high-profile comedies that began with “Hangover.” He next appears in “Due Date” with Robert Downey Jr.