Will Arnett is going to space, which has nothing to do with the puppet in this picture.
Will Arnett is one of our favorite comedic actors working today, so when we get news like the news we've got below (follow that?), we get excited: Arnett's signed on to star in "Space Invader", which has one of the funniest-sounding plotlines we've heard in awhile. Keeping in mind that comedy is subjective, keep reading for the details, my gentle Examiner readers...
Will Arnett has signed on for a role in the Justin Theroux-penned comedy "Space Invader". You'll remember Arnett from his glorious role as Gob on "Arrested Development" and Theroux as one of the dudes that wrote "Iron Man 2". Sounds like a solid combination of talent to us. Here's the plotline:
Will Arnett is attached to star in a sci-fi romantic comedy [Ed.- that's a genre now?] for Fox. “Space Invader” is a new script from Justin Theroux (Tropic Thunder, upcoming Iron Man 2) that finds Arnett as an astronaut who goes into space with the sole purpose of confronting another astronaut who he suspects is sleeping with his girlfriend.
That, my friends, sounds funny. The above is from a Sci-Fi Squad article about the film, but that report apparently originated from the announcement in The Hollywood Reporter. Here's what they had to say:
Davis Entertainment, the production company behind comedies like "The Heartbreak Kid," is on board to produce with Principato/Young. The project originally was set up at Fox Atomic before migrating to big Fox after the shuttering of that division.
So, in other words, Sci-Fi Squad already mentioned everything that was interesting in their article. Slick moves, Sci-Fi Squad: in the future, we'll just take your word for it. Stay tuned to the Comedy Examiner's Office for more news on "Space Invader" as it becomes available. We know we'll be waiting for it.
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