David Wain Is Too Cool

If you don't like The State or aren't a fan of Wet Hot American Summer, please know that while you're welcome to continue frequenting UGO, we all hate you here...With that out of the way, however, we're excited to read today that writer/director/comedian David Wain is considering an adaptation of Alex Robinson's graphic novel Too Cool to Be Forgotten. You should recognize Wain as the director of the recent Paul Rudd comedy Role Models - as well as a key contributor to the comedy group Stella, alongside Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black.

The story revolves around a man who attends a hypnosis session to quit smoking only to wake up back in high-school in 1985. And while, yes, that's essentially the plot of Hot Tub Time Machine, we're fairly confident that Wain could possibly make that concept even funnier...

According to filmsite Pajiba, the film will be produced by Anthony Bregman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), who "discussed both the possibilities of using a Michael Cera type and aging him up, or using an older Vince Vaughn type and putting him in teenager's clothes circa 1985. With David Wain aboard, it seems that a guy like Paul Rudd would be the most likely choice, given his connection to The State guys and Wet Hot American Summer. But then, Wain has a lot of folks he works with regularly, so any number of those are possibilities."

UGO has some deep connections to the world of heartfelt graphic novels, however, so we put the call in to author Alex Robinson himself. A-Rob says, "As far as I know [the production company] is trying to come up with the right creative team at this stage. I can't really confirm or deny David Wain's involvement since I honestly don't know. I've enjoyed his stuff so it would be great if that worked out."

Stick with UGO on this story as more develops.