According to Deadline,Vince Vaughnand Netflix are getting together for an action-adventure comedy, based on a pitch that the streaming service has acquired. Though the project doesn’t yet have a title, and details of its plot are unknown at this time, there is a little bit of info to glean. The movie will feature three leads—Vaughn’s role included—and is said to be in the spirit ofCity SlickersandOld School. So, we can expect a trio of forty-(or fifty) somethings getting themselves in over their heads in some harebrained attempt to recapture their youth. Nostalgia can be a dangerous thing.
The project marks a return to comedy for Vaughn after a stretch of heavier roles (this year’sFighting With My Familynotwithstanding) like the second season of HBO’sTrue Detective,Hacksaw Ridge,Brawl in Cell Block 99, andDragged Across Concrete. He also has the non-fictionSebergwithKristen Stewartscheduled for a December release, andClark Duke’scrime drama,Arkansas, in post production, which will feature Vaughn as a drug kingpin.
Anders Holmwill write the script for Netflix. Holm starred in and wrote the action comedy,Game Over, Man!also for Netflix. He was a co-creator, writer, and star of the comedic series,Workaholics, as well.
Producing will beDan Farah(Ready Player One) andPeter Billingsley, who directed Vaughn in bothCouples RetreatandTerm Life. Billinglsey has been a longtime collaborator with both Vaughn and Jon Favreau, co-producing their 2001 film,Made. He also executive producedIron Man, which Favreau directed. And, we should remind you, Billingsley will be seen round-the-clock on TBS in just sixty-four days as Ralphie inA Christmas Story.
It’s been some time since we’ve been treated to a strong buddy adventure comedy. What madeCity Slickerswork so well was that its characters were not caricatures—not evenDaniel Stern! Real people, who are naturally funny, in harrowing circumstances, makes for a richer viewer experience. So, if you’re going to cite a film like that one as an inspiration, hopefully it’s for the right reasons.
