In the summer of 2009, burgeoning superstar Zach Galifianakis was just coming off the massive success of “The Hangover” and found himself in the optimal Hollywood position of getting his pick of the project litter. Several projects came his way, and he weighed his options, ultimately choosing Todd Phillips’ “Due Date” with Robert Downey Jr. and “The Hangover 2.”
One project that fell by the wayside was Phillips’ “Man-Witch” that was originally scheduled to star Jack Black. Producer Neal Moritz recently told us at Comic-Con that the project was still alive and Phillips recently referenced it in GQ.
“And that came, quite honestly, from Jack Black backing out of a movie I was doing. I thought, ‘Fuck this fucker. I’m going to make a new Jack Black out of Zach Galifianakis,'” he said.
So we thought, could that mean “Man-Witch” is coming back? Possibly, but it likely won’t be a Galifianakis’ project.
Deadline reports that Dreamworks has bought the comedy, “Reply All,” which the bearded comedian is attached to star in. Written by Phil Johnston (“Cedar Rapids,” starring “The Hangover” star Ed Helms), there’s no details on what the film is about yet, or at least Deadline doesn’t have them, but “Reply All” does sound like some sort of debacle created from email, no?
Who knows? “Due Date” hits theaters this November 5 and this writer thinks the trailer looks awesome. “The Hangover 2” shoots this fall and evidently the rumors were true and it takes place in Thailand.