News broke today that Warner Bros. has bought a pitch for a movie called Swear to God, which is set to star Will Ferrell as a "narcissistic hedge fund manager." At first we thought this might be a biting satire of America's "make nothing but money" economy, and the shadowy tricks played by the ultra-rich to fleece the rest of the populace, but upon closer inspection, it's actually just a buddy comedy where Ferrell's character thinks he's seen God, and probably takes his shirt off and shouts as a result.
Swear to God will be written by Alan Cohen and Alan Freedland, better known on the mean streets of Hollywood as "Howlin' Alan" and "Alan Wrench." We leave it to you to figure out which is which. Alan Squared most recently penned the Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis vehicle Due Date, but while that might not inspire the utmost in confidence, they've also both won Emmys (Emmies?) for their work on King of the Hill and American Dad.
NOBODY messes with Alan Squared.
While Deadline originally reported that frequent Ferrell collaborator Adam McKay would be directing the film as well as producing, they've since updated their story to say that as of now he'll only be producing. That is, until "Howlin' Alan" and "Alan Wrench" get ahold of him...
